TY - JOUR
T1 - Dry bed
T2 - A rapid method of eliminating bedwetting (enuresis) of the retarded
AU - Azrin, N. H.
AU - Sneed, T. J.
AU - Foxx, R. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
* This investigation is based in part on a thesis submitted by T. J. Sneed to Southern Illinois University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the M.S. degree. The research was supported by the State of Illinois Department of Mental Health and Grant No. 17981 from the National Institute of Mental Health. Grateful acknowledgement is given to G. Bible, R. Clutts, J. Kelly, and R. Travis for their assistance. Reprints may be obtained from N. H. Azrin, Behavior Research Laboratory, Anna State Hospital, 1000 North Main Street, Anna, Iliinois 62906, U.S.A.
PY - 1973/11
Y1 - 1973/11
N2 - Bedwetting has been a major and unsolved problem for the severely retarded. To solve this problem, an intensive training program was designed similar to a recently developed program for daytime toilet training of the retarded. Some distinctive features of the new procedure were frequent positive reinforcement for correct toileting, a negative reinforcer for accidents, positive practice in night time toileting, increased level of urination by forcing drinking, immediate detection of correct and incorrect toileting, and Positive Practice for accidents. Of twelve retarded adult bedwetters, the average bedwetter required only one night of intensive training. Several days of apparatus monitoring were used following the training but proved unnecessary for two-thirds of the trainees. Accidents were reduced by about 85 % during the first week after training, and almost entirely (95%) during the fifth week with no relapse during a 3 month follow-up. No reduction of accidents resulted when the same bedwetters were given a control procedure that provided no positive or negative reactions other than the sounding of an alarm upon bedwetting. The Dry-Bed procedure appears to be a very rapid solution to the problem of enuresis among the retarded and may be applicable to other difficult populations and also to normals.
AB - Bedwetting has been a major and unsolved problem for the severely retarded. To solve this problem, an intensive training program was designed similar to a recently developed program for daytime toilet training of the retarded. Some distinctive features of the new procedure were frequent positive reinforcement for correct toileting, a negative reinforcer for accidents, positive practice in night time toileting, increased level of urination by forcing drinking, immediate detection of correct and incorrect toileting, and Positive Practice for accidents. Of twelve retarded adult bedwetters, the average bedwetter required only one night of intensive training. Several days of apparatus monitoring were used following the training but proved unnecessary for two-thirds of the trainees. Accidents were reduced by about 85 % during the first week after training, and almost entirely (95%) during the fifth week with no relapse during a 3 month follow-up. No reduction of accidents resulted when the same bedwetters were given a control procedure that provided no positive or negative reactions other than the sounding of an alarm upon bedwetting. The Dry-Bed procedure appears to be a very rapid solution to the problem of enuresis among the retarded and may be applicable to other difficult populations and also to normals.
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U2 - 10.1016/0005-7967(73)90101-0
DO - 10.1016/0005-7967(73)90101-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 4777639
AN - SCOPUS:0015743170
SN - 0005-7967
VL - 11
SP - 427
EP - 434
JO - Behaviour Research and Therapy
JF - Behaviour Research and Therapy
IS - 4
ER -
