Conservative and behavioural management of constipation

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 55-61

  Whitehead, W E ^a   Di Lorenzo, C ^b   Leroi, A M ^c   Porrett, T ^d   Rao, S S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anismus; Biofeedback; Dyssynergic defecation; Psychotherapy; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PELVIC FLOOR; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 70350651426     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01404.x     Document Type: Review

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