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Familial psychological factors are associated with encopresis
Devrim Akdemir1, S Ebru Çengel Kültür, İnci Nur Saltık Temizel
1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Background:
The aim of this study was to assess maternal psychiatric symptoms, family functioning and parenting styles in children with encopresis.
Methods:
Forty-one children with encopresis were compared to 29 children without any psychiatric disorder.
Results:
Higher maternal psychiatric symptoms were found in children with encopresis. The general family functioning and strictness/supervision in parenting were significant predictors of encopresis.
Conclusions:
Family functioning may be screened in children with encopresis, especially when standard interventions have had limited success. Identification and treatment of familial factors may enhance the treatment efficacy in encopresis.
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