Encopresis (cont.)
Medical Author:
Stephen Borowitz, MD
Medical Editor:
Jorge Vargas, MD
Medical Editor:
Mary L Windle, PharmD
Medical Editor:
Steven Altschuler, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEAuthors and EditorsAuthor: Stephen Borowitz, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Health Evaluation Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Virginia.Editors: Jorge Vargas, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Steven Altschuler, MD, President and CEO, Children's Hospital Foundation, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Last Editorial Review: 9/22/2005 |
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According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third edition (DSM-III), encopresis is defined as the "repeated involuntary passage of feces into places not appropriate for that purpose...the event must take place for at least 6 months, the chronologic and mental age of the child must be at least 4 years."
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