Psychogenic polydipsia and hyponatremia – A side effect of psychosis: a review with a case report
ABSTRACT Primary polydipsia, or psychogenic polydipsia, is a condition that results in considerable morbidity and mortality. In psychiatric patients, psychogenic polydipsia and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion may cause hyponatremia. In the 1970s, it was recognized that a...
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852016000300300&lng=en&tlng=en |