It is a useful part of the management of primary nocturnal enuresis.
Enuresis accounted for around 12%, and some of the children had not seen their doctor about this.
No single specific disorder nor psychiatric symptom is associated with enuresis and the majority of children cease to wet their beds by adolescence.
Drug therapy is an option in the treatment of childhood enuresis.
Information on the financial cost to families with children rho have nocturnal enuresis is not collected centrally.
The six-year-old has sickle cell anaemia and nocturnal enuresis, but he has no space for private rest or recovery.
Common childhood conditions, including enuresis and paediatric continence, will be considered under the forthcoming national service framework for children, young people and maternity services, which is currently developing national standards.
They run enuresis clinics and parenting programmes.
