Aggressiveness and hostility in the family environment and chronic constipation in children.

OBJECTIVE

To compare the emotional aspects of children with and without constipation.

METHODOLOGY: Some emotional aspects were studied in children with and without constipation. A nonstructured interview was performed with the mothers regarding the emotional aspects of their children. The children were asked to tell a story based on the observation of a board from the thematic children apperception test. This is a qualitative study using the technique of constant comparison.

RESULTS

In the interview with the mothers of constipated children.

CONCLUSION

In the children with constipation a higher prevalence of some emotional aspects was observed.