Psychomotor approach in children affected by nonretentive fecal soiling (FNRFS): A new rehabilitative purpose

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 1433-1441

  Esposito, Maria ^a   Gimigliano, Francesca ^a   Ruberto, Maria ^a   Marotta, Rosa ^b   Gallai, Beatrice ^c   Parisi, Lucia ^d   Lavano, Serena Marianna ^b   Mazzotta, Giovanni ^e   Roccella, Michele ^d   Carotenuto, Marco ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Encopresis; Psychomotricity; Rehabilitation; Toilet training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONRETENTIVE FECAL SOILING; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PLAY THERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84884399673     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S51257     Document Type: Article

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