Behavioral treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

J Pediatr Psychol. 1992 Feb;17(1):111-8. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/17.1.111.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arousal*
  • Behavior Therapy / instrumentation*
  • Child
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / psychology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / therapy*
  • Enuresis / psychology
  • Enuresis / therapy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male