TREATMENT OF ENCOPRESIS BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF ENCOPRESIS

Wright (1973) has described a treatment program for en-copresis that was found to be highly effective in clinical use. In a later article (1975) he presented data on 14 carefully studied cases further demonstrating the effectiveness of the program. Following is a detailed description of the clinical procedure employed. The basic components of the program are as follows: 1. A careful physical and any necessary tests should be accomplished to rule out the possibility of an organic etiol-ogy to the problem. A physician should follow the case and be available for consultation during treatment. However, his investment of time will be relatively small. 2. Interview with parents and the child and in some cases psychological testing to rule out the possibility of serious psychopathology or emotional disturbance. If the child i