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Childhood Encopresis extended into Adult Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. M. Fraser  and
D. C. Taylor
A. M. Fraser*
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Jesson House, Manchester Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 1FG
D. C. Taylor
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
*
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The late prognosis of childhood encopresis is unclear: our literature reviews have failed to reveal any studies of it. Halpern (1977), discussing the effectiveness of treatment, states that this is difficult to evaluate “since encopresis is a self-limiting symptom”. Bellman (1966) followed up 186 children with encopresis seen at two Stockholm clinics; their age range at follow-up was 6–19 years. She found a steady decline in encopresis from the age of six in boys and eight in girls. It disappeared by the age of 16, although there were two relapses—one at 17 and one at 19.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 3 , September 1986 , pp. 370 - 371
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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