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Article: Alarm therapy nips bed-wetting
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 14, 1988
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The best way to stop bed-wetting is an alarm system or the
anti-depressant drug imipramine, according to a study at Laval
University Medical Center in Montreal. The alarm system is a device
that triggers an alarm when the child urinates. This wakes up the
child so he can walk to the bathroom. The researchers found that
another technique, randomly awakening the child and sending him to
the bathroom, doesn't work. The researchers studied 64 children who
wet their beds at least two nights per week. Their average age was
8. Treating bed-wetting can improve a child's self-esteem and reduce
family stress, the researchers said.
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