“Psychology Works” Fact Sheets are designed to provide you with an overview of various issues for which Psychology makes a contribution.
This Fact Sheet is about Enuresis and Encopresis in Children. Enuresis means urinating where you shouldn’t. Encopresis means defecating where you shouldn’t. Although separate problems, they can sometimes occur together.
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