Criteria

DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for enuresis[1][29]

  1. Repeated voiding of urine into bed or clothes:

    1. Involuntary or intentional.

  2. Clinically significant criteria (1 of the following):

    1. Twice weekly for at least 3 consecutive months

    2. Clinically significant distress

    3. Impaired social, academic (occupational), or other important areas of functioning.

  3. Developmental age 5 years or older.

  4. Secondary cause not present:

    1. Medication (e.g. diuretics, or antipsychotic medication such as lithium)

    2. Medical condition (e.g. diabetes mellitus, spina bifida, ectopic ureter in a female, posterior urethral valves in a male, tethered cord, a seizure disorder)

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