Behavioral treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Examined whether a well-established treatment program for functional enuresis, the urine alarm procedure, would be useful for children with both enuresis and diabetes. 5 children between the ages of 7 and 14 whose pretreatment physical examination suggested no neurological impairment were treated. A multiple baseline design across children indicated that the urine alarm procedure was successful in stopping enuretic episodes for all 5 children with treatment gains maintained for the 4 children available for assessment at 2-month follow-up. These results suggest that if no diabetes-related organic impairment is evident, behavioral treatment for enuresis can be beneficial for children with diabetes.
Boggs
S R
SR
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Geffken
G R
GR
Johnson
S B
SB
Silverstein
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D001143:Arousal; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004775:Enuresis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male