Elimination Disorders: Evidence-Based Treatment for Enuresis and Encopresis

Elimination disorders, specifically enuresis and encopresis, affect millions of children worldwide. Management of this problem is often a source of frustration for parents, especially as their children reach school age and beyond. For clinicians, having a good understanding of both the physical and behavioral factors that contribute to these problems is essential if they are to be successfully treated. This volume will walk clinicians through the physical, behavioral, and emotional factors that contribute to the devel-opment of these disorders and, most importantly, provide evidence-based interventions that will result in the effective treatment and elimination of these common clinical problems. Thus, this book will serve as a resource for clinicians to not only explain the etiology of enuresis and encopresis, but more importantly to provide clinically proven interventions that have been demonstrated to treat these disorders successfully.


About the Author
Thomas M. Reimers, PhD is the director of the Behavioral Health Clinic at Boys Town. He received his PhD from the University of Iowa and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in behavioral pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Reimers has published extensively in the area of behavioral health including professional journal articles, book chapters and most recently a parenting book on toddler behavior management. He also has extensive experience speaking to national professional groups and has over 30 years of clinical experience.