SYMPTOM TREATMENT AND SYMPTOM SUBSTITUTION IN ENURESIS

Explored the hypotheses that (1) aspects of the therapist-patient relationship are responsible for successful behavior therapy, and (2) substitute problems will arise following remission of symptoms. 30 enuretic children were treated either by a conditioning method or by methods devised to duplicate its motivational aspects. Adjustment measures on the enuretic Ss and 60 control children were obtained independent of treatment. Conditioning was superior to other methods, suggesting that successful treatment was not based solely on the therapist-patient relationship. Subsequent to treatment, test measures did not indicate a decline in adjustment; on several measures, significant improvement was found. (24 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.