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Treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis in a Boy with Down's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

David I. Hamilton
David I. Hamilton*
Affiliation:
Office of Intellectual Disability Services, Victoria
*
Kew Cottages, Princess Street, Kew Vic. 3101
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Abstract

Primary nocturnal enuresis in a nine-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome was treated successfully with an enuresis alarm. A criterion of four consecutive dry weeks was reached after fourteen weeks and the child remained dry at six-month and twelve-month follow-up. Treatment included a gradual withdrawal phase. The study replicates others showing that a simple ‘bell and pad’ procedure can suffice. Client, family and procedural variables associated with success and failure of alarm treatments are discussed.

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Research Article
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Behaviour Change , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 1988 , pp. 165 - 170
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1988

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