Elimination Disorders

What are Elimination Disorders?

 

EBP Treatment Approaches

 

Listed below are either evidence-based practices or promising practices that have been successful at treating Elimination Disorders.

 

Psychosocial Treatments -

Psychosocial treatments are non-medical interventions applied to reduce the symptoms of the client. Interventions take into consideration the client, family, and school system. Click on the categories of interventions below to learn about specific interventions for individuals with Elimination Disorders.

• Cognitive Behavioral Approaches

• Please see the Additional Links section below for more information about the different Elimination disorders and their current treatment. Remember that these are current treatments.

 

Pharmacological Treatments (Medications) - Pharmacological treatments are medical based interventions administered to reduce the symptoms of the client.

• According to the American Psychological Association there is little to no evidence regarding the effectiveness of drug treatments.

  http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2006/09/children-meds.aspx

 

References - List of related articles

Fact Sheets - List of brief fact sheets.

Additional Links to other related sites.

 

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