[Pilot studies on the effect of desmopressin on the personality of enuretic children]

Pediatr Med Chir. 1997 Sep-Oct;19(5):377-83.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to establish if there is a correlation between desmopressin administration and modification of psychological experience in enuretic children. 22 enuretic children (18 treated with desmopressin, 4 not treated) were enrolled in the study. They underwent a complete psychological examination, differentiated on the basis of chronological age, before the beginning and at the end of the treatment (duration 4 months). The psychologist was not informed if they were treated or not. In the 17 of 18 treated children with basal psychological problems, 14 became normal, 2 demonstrated a significative amelioration and 1 remained pathologic at the end of the treatment. No modification was observed in not treated patients, all presenting psychological problems. 6 emblematic cases with psychological findings and paintings are presented. The results seem interesting, despite the low number of children enrolled.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / therapeutic use*
  • Enuresis / drug therapy
  • Enuresis / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Personality / drug effects*
  • Pilot Projects
  • Renal Agents / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Renal Agents
  • Deamino Arginine Vasopressin