Some psychologists still hold to the Freudian idealogy for encopresis, i.e., the anal stage of childhood. Many of you do not know that Sigmund Freud suffered from severe endogenous depression. In his earlier works in psychology, sex was not an issue until later when he discovered that Cocain alleviated his depression. Although encopresis is less common in TS than enuresis it is sometimes quite striking. As mentioned above, ADHD alone is often associated with encopresis.
Child psychiatrists feel that most children with encopresis have some type of psychological problem.
Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior. Enuresis and Encopresis represents just a small part in a generalized or overall disinhibition disorder. The limbic system may also play an integral part, esp., the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus. The raphe nuclei and locus ceruleus cooperation system may also play a role. Back to the general symptomatic categories Mark E. Kozlowski, editor and composer of the Tourette Syndrome Home Page.