Encopresis Center - Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon Pediatrician Doctors for EncopresisType of Physician: Pediatrician What is a Pediatrician? A certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners are concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Pediatric care encompasses a wide range of health services, from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The pediatrician understands the constantly changing status of his/her patients due to growth and development, and the consequent changing standards of "normal" for age. Specialty: Pediatrics Common Name: Children's Doctor Pediatrician Doctors in Mount Vernon * Ihn Sough Lar MD  Mount Vernon Hospital Pediatrics  Mount Vernon Pediatrics Group  Sami E Sayegh MD  Lori J Semel MD  Praveen Ballabh MD  Mt Vernon Neighborhood Health Center  Mt Vernon Neighborhood Health Center  Mt Vernon Neighborhood Health Center  Mona Gabbay MD  Wakefield Medical Professionals PC  Drs Dagli & Dagli  Montefiore Medical Group  Pelham Pediatrics PC  Pelham Pediatrics PC  Wakefield Medical Professionals PC  Pelham Pediatrics PC  Wakefield Medical Professionals PC  Joseph L Huang MD  Miriam Levitt MD  Douglas Savino MD  Iwuozo Obilo MD  Sujata Vidyasagar MD  MMC Pediatric Ambulatory Care North Clinic  MMC Pediatric Ambulatory Care North Clinic  Montefiore Medical Group Internal Medicine  Montefiore Medical Group Internal Medicine  Montefiore Medical Group Internal Medicine  Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center  Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center  Chin Thapvongse MD  Lawrence Park Pediatrics  Eastchester Pediatrics  Eastchester Pediatrics  Eastchester Pediatrics  Lawrence Park Pediatrics  Lawrence Park Pediatrics  Lawrence Park Pediatrics  Lawrence Park Pediatrics  Ganguly Associates  Postroad Pediatrics  Postroad Pediatrics  Postroad Pediatrics  Boston Road Health Ctr  Pediatric Group of New Rochelle  Pediatric Group of New Rochelle  Pediatric Station PC  Montefiore Medical Group Co-Op City  Montefiore Medical Group  Montefiore Medical Group Co-Op City  Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester  Children's Physicians  Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester  Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester  Children's Physicians  Children's Physicians  Montefiore Medical Group Co-Op City  Matthew Kates MD & Derek Soohoo MD  Ralph T Candela MD  Montefiore Medical Group  Arthur D Hall MD  John Jacoby MD  Pediatric Associates of Southern Westchester  Pediatric Associates of Southern Westchester  Pediatric Associates of Southern Westchester  Montefiore Medical Group Pediatrics  Montefiore Medical Group Pediatrics  Montefiore Medical Group Pediatrics  Montefiore Medical Group Pediatrics  Montefiore Medical Group Pediatrics  David Rosenzweig MD  Montefiore Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Jacob Pediatrics  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Childrens Hospital at Montefiore  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Jacobi Medical Center Dept of Pediatrics  Jacobi Medical Center Dept of Pediatrics  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Montefiore Medical Group  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Children's Pediatrics  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Montefiore Medical Group  Pediatric Hematology Outpatient Svc  Montefiore Medical Group  Children's Hospital at Montefiore  Pediatric Hematology Outpatient Svc  Montefiore Medical Center  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Jacobi Medical Center Dept of Pediatrics  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Childrens Hospital at Montefiore  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Center for Craniofacial Disorders  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm  Children's Hospital at Montefiore  Children's Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Emergency Rm Mount Vernon, New YorkUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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EncopresisWhat Are Elimination Disorders?Elimination disorders occur in children who have problems going to the bathroom—both defecating and urinating. Although it is not uncommon for young children to have occasional "accidents," there may be a problem if this behavior occurs repeatedly for longer than 3 months, particularly in children older than 5 years. There are two types of elimination disorders, encopresis and enuresis.
What Are the Symptoms of Encopresis?In addition to the behavior of releasing waste in improper places, a child with encopresis may have other symptoms, including:
What Causes Encopresis?The most common cause of encopresis is chronic (long-term) constipation, the inability to release stools from the bowel. This may occur for several reasons, including stress, not drinking enough water (which makes the stools hard and difficult to pass) and pain caused by a sore in or near the anus (the opening of the rectum in the fold between the buttocks, where was... Recommended Reading Related to EncopresisIntroductionPsychotherapy is often the first form of treatment recommended for depression. Called "therapy" for short, the word psychotherapy actually involves a variety of treatment techniques. During psychotherapy, a person with depression talks to a licensed and trained mental healthcare professional who helps him or her identify and work through the factors that may be causing their depressiondepression. Sometimes these factors work in combination with heredity or chemical imbalances in the brain to trigger depression. Taking care of the psychological and psychosocial aspects of depression is important.
How Does Psychotherapy Help Depression?Psychotherapy helps people with depression:
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