Encopresis Center - West Hartford, CT
West Hartford 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 West Hartford * Matthew S Warren MD LLC  Matthew S Warren MD LLC  Central Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine LLC  Central Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine LLC  Central Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine LLC  Neil D Stein MD  Neil D Stein MD  Anna George MD  Pedicorp PC  Pedicorp PC  Pedicorp PC  Collins Medical Associates Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  UConn Health Partners Genetics  Collins Medical Associates Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Collins Medical Associates Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  UConn Health Partners Pediatrics  UConn Health Partners Genetics  UConn Health Partners Pediatrics  Amitabh R Ram MD  St Francis Health Center  Woodland Physician Associates  Woodland Physician Associates  Woodland Physician Associates  Woodland Physician Associates  Woodland Physician Associates  Woodland Physician Associates  SFH Pediatric & Adolescent Specialty Services  SFH Pediatric & Adolescent Specialty Services  A Walk-In Medical Center Newington  Grove Hill Medical Center Newington  Pro Health Physicians  Pro Health Physicians  Pro Health Physicians  Pro Health Physicians  Pro Health Physicians  Pro Health Physicians  Lester R Schwartz MD LLC  UCHC Neonatology Associates  CCMC Primary Care  CCMC Primary Care  CCMC Primary Care  CCMC Primary Care  Childrens Medical Group ProHealth Physicians  Connecticut Childrens Medical Center  CCMC Infectious Diseases  Community Health Services  CCMC Inpatient Services  CCMC Primary Care  CCMC Pediatrics & Neonatal Medicine  Childrens Medical Group ProHealth Physicians  CCMC Inpatient Services  Connecticut Childrens Medical Center  Connecticut Childrens Medical Center  Childrens Medical Group ProHealth Physicians  Community Health Services  CCMC Primary Care  Connecticut Childrens Medical Group  Childrens Medical Group ProHealth Physicians  CCMC Primary Care  Connecticut Childrens Medical Center  Community Health Services  Community Health Services  CCMC Primary Care  CCMC Primary Care  Childrens Medical Group ProHealth Physicians  CCMC Primary Care  Childrens Medical Group ProHealth Physicians  CCMC Pediatrics & Neonatal Medicine  Childrens Medical Group ProHealth Physicians  Connecticut Childrens Medical Center  CCMC Inpatient Services  George R Dalton MD  St Francis UConn Pediatric Primary Care Center  St Francis UConn Pediatric Primary Care Center  St Francis UConn Pediatric Primary Care Center  Collins Medical Associates  St Francis UConn Pediatric Primary Care Center  Collins Medical Associates  UConn Health Partners Pediatrics  Hospital for Special Care Pediatrics  Community Health Center  Leonard E Forner MD  East Hartford Pediatrics LLC  Barbara Ziogas MD  Hartford Area Pediatrics PC  Hartford Area Pediatrics PC  Simsbury Pediatrics  Simsbury Pediatrics  Simsbury Pediatrics  The Hospital of Central Connecticut  Simsbury Pediatrics  Simsbury Pediatrics  The Hospital of Central Connecticut  Foster I Phillips MD  John Trouern Trend MD  Robert R Toscano MD  Robert R Toscano MD  Sherry Banack MD  Sherry Banack MD  New Britain Pediatric Group West Hartford, ConnecticutUpcoming Local Events2012-06-17
2012-06-24
2012-07-11
2012-07-15
2012-07-21
2012-07-22
2012-09-09
2012-10-13
2012-11-11
2012-11-11
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:
Other Related Encopresis ArticlesEmergency Contact for West Hartford
Nearby West Hartford Hospitals *St Francis Hospital & Medical Center Connecticut Children's Medical Center The Hospital at Hebrew Healthcare Hartford Hospital Institute of Living Hartford Hospital University of Connecticut Health Center John Dempsey VA Connecticut Healthcare System Newington Campus Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital St Francis Care Hospital Mount Sinai Campus Cedarcrest Hospital Hospital for Special Care The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain Campus Veterans Home & Hospital Rocky Hill Manchester Memorial Hospital Bristol Hospital MidState Medical Center Middlesex Hospital The Hospital of Central Connecticut Bradley Campus Riverview Hospital for Children & Youth Rushford Center Connecticut Valley Hospital Rockville General Hospital Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Hungerford Emergency & Medical Care St Mary's Hospital Gaylord Hospital Masonic Healthcare Center Waterbury Hospital Johnson Memorial Hospital Western Massachusetts Hospital Noble Hospital Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital Mercy Medical Center Baystate Medical Center Shriners Hospital for Children Kindred Hospital Park View Windham Community Memorial Hospital Natchaug Hospital Providence Hospital HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts Holyoke Medical Center Hospital of St Raphael Connecticut Mental Health Center Yale-New Haven Hospital Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital Griffin Hospital VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Center Featured Articles*Provider Directory Terms of Use: The WebMD 'Provider Directory' is provided by WebMD for use by the general public as a quick reference of information about Providers. The Provider Directory is not intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any Provider contained therein. Inclusion in the Provider Directory does not imply recommendation or endorsement nor does omission in the Provider Directory imply WebMD disapproval. |
Suggested Reading on Encopresis by Our Doctors
-
Related Diseases & Conditions
2 articles-
Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal pain is pain in the belly and can be acute or chronic. Causes include inflammation, distention of an organ, and loss of the blood supply to an organ. Abdominal pain can reflect a major problem with one of the organs in the abdomen such as the appendix, gallbladder, large and small intestine, pancreas, liver, colon, duodenum, and spleen.
-
Bedwetting
- Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, is the accidental passage of urine while asleep. There are two types of bedwetting: primary and secondary. Primary enuresis is bedwetting since infancy, and secondary enuresis is bedwetting after being consistently dry for at least six months.
-
Abdominal Pain
-
Medications
0 articles -
Procedures & Tests
1 articles -
Pictures, Images & Quizzes
0 articles -
Doctor's & Expert's Views
1 articles -
Health News
0 articles -
Health Features
0 articles
