Encopresis And Depression
Encopresis is the voluntary or involuntary passage of stools in a child who has been toilet trained (typically over age 4), which causes the soiling of clothes.
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Alternative Names
Soiling; Incontinence - stool
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Encopresis is frequently is associated with
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