Do youth who are enuretic (not due to a general medical condition) always have an emotional disorder?
Enuresis is the technical term used in reference to nocturnal (nighttime) or diurnal (daytime) voiding (releasing) of urine into the bed or clothes by a youth over 5 years of age. Approximately 5 to 10% of 6-year old children wet their beds. Boys are twice as likely as girls to have enuresis. For a youth to be diagnosed with enuresis, the event must occur twice a week for at least 3 months, or cause significant distress at home, school, or in social settings. Enuresis cannot be caused by a medical condition (e.g., diabetes, spina bifida, seizure disorder) or because of a substance (e.g., diuretics). When daytime or nighttime wetting persists beyond the age of 4 years, the youth is considered to have primary enuresis . When the ability to stay dry has developed normally and without intervention, but is followed by a period of wetting that lasts for 3 months or more, the child is considered to have secondary enuresis. The distinction between these two types is based on the child’s physio
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