INTERVENTION PACKAGE FOR TREATING ENCOPRESIS IN A 6-YEAR OLD BOY - A CASE-STUDY

The paper presents a single case study of the treatment of primary enc opresis in a 6 year old boy. The boy had never had regular bowel movem ents, suffered from retention for periods of 4-5 days, and soiled hims elf when he finally passed a bowel movement. The subject was treated u sing behavioural and cognitive techniques, and the progress was evalua ted using a single subject design. The findings revealed that the inte rvention succeeded in stopping the boy's soiling and retention and in his achieving regular bowel movements. Two follow-up interviews after six and twelve months demonstrated that the improvement had persisted. The results suggested that the behavioural therapy package constitute d an effective means for the treatment of encopresis.