['The aim of this study was to assess maternal psychiatric symptoms, family functioning and parenting styles in children with encopresis.', 'Forty-one children with encopresis were compared to 29 children without any psychiatric disorder.', 'Higher maternal psychiatric symptoms were found in children with encopresis. The general family functioning and strictness/supervision in parenting were significant predictors of encopresis.'] Are familial psychological factors associated with encopresis?