Jefflazarusmd.com - Bedwetting - Using clinical hypnosis to treat pediatric conditions

Upcoming Presentations

Combined meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics and
International Children’s Continence Society
October 12, 2008: “Treatment of Nocturnal Enuresis with Self-Hypnosis"

Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) is the involuntary loss of urine during sleep. The condition affects approximately 10 percent of six-year olds, 5 percent of 10-year-olds, and 1 percent of 15-year-olds.

In the initial visit, Dr. Lazarus talks with the child to put him or her at ease, uses pictures to illustrate how the brain and bladder work together, and assigns “homework” for the child to work on.

Results: After working with clinical hypnosis, 100 percent of Dr. Lazarus' motivated PNE patients reached their goals, usually within two or three visits.

A note about motivation: Sometimes children wake up at night in a wet bed, and then spend the rest of the night sleeping with the parents in their bed. As long as parents allow this, there is no incentive for the child to stay dry and the bedwetting will likely continue.

Joe's story
Joe is a 10-year-old boy who had never been dry at night. At the first meeting, he talked with Dr. Lazarus and received some “homework.” When he returned the following week, he had been dry five out of seven nights! At the second visit, he learned self-hypnosis-and he has been dry ever since. He chose not to return for a third visit because he had cured himself.

Jason's story
Jason is a 19-year-old young man who had never been dry at night. His first visit was during the summer and he was concerned because he was starting college in the fall. He wanted Dr. Lazarus to send a letter to the housing office explaining that he needed a single room in the dorm because he was embarrassed about wetting the bed. He got the letter and the single room-but he didn't need it. After the second visit, he was dry!

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