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Encopresis Learning Center

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Encopresis is frequently is associated with constipation and fecal impaction. Often, hard fecal material remains in the colon and the child only passes a soft or semi-liquid stool around the impacted stool. Leakage of stool may occur during the da...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 13, 2009
The only symptom of encopresis is that a person has bowel movements in inappropriate places, such as in clothing or on the floor. This soiling is not caused by taking laxatives or other medications, and is not due to a disability or physical defec...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Encopresis can be one of two types, nonretentive encopresis and retentive encopresis. About 80 to 95 percent of all cases are retentive encopresis. Children with this disorder have an underlying medical reason for soiling. The remaining cases have...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Oppositional defiant disorder is a pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 6, 2008
Oppositional defiant disorder is a recurring pattern of negative, hostile, disobedient, and defiant behavior in a child or adolescent, lasting for at least six months without serious violation of the basic rights of others.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a childhood mental disorder characterized by a pattern of angry, antagonistic, hostile, negative, irritable, and/or vindictive behavior lasting at least six months and occurring more frequently than is typica...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A form of antisocial behavior disorder characterized by opposition to authority figures such as parents and teachers, and by excessive anger and hostility. Depending on the population, 2-6% of children have oppositional-defiant disorder. Oppositio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a disorder found primarily in children and adolescents. It is characterized by negative, disobedient, or defiant behavior that is worse than the normal "testing" behavior most children display from time to ti...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Conduct disorder is a disorder of childhood and adolescence that involves chronic behavior problems, such as: Defiant, impulsive, or antisocial behavior; Drug use; Criminal activity.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Conduct disorder is a childhood behavior disorder characterized by aggressive and destructive activities that cause disruptions in the child's natural environments such as home, school, church, or the neighborhood. The overriding feature of conduc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Conduct disorder (CD) is a behavioral and emotional disorder of childhood and adolescence. Children with conduct disorder act inappropriately, infringe on the rights of others, and violate the behavioral expectations of others.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Conduct disorder (CD) is a behavioral and emotional disorder of childhood and adolescence . Children with conduct disorder act inappropriately, infringe on the rights of others, and violate the behavioral expectations of others.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A childhood antisocial behavior disorder characterized by aggressive and destructive actions that harm other human beings, animals, or property, and which violate the socially expected behavior for the child's age. Along with anxiety and depressio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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