Compulsive water drinking: A case report
| dc.contributor.author | Erdogan, Esin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Delibas, Dursun Hakan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-22T06:09:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-02-22T06:09:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.department | İnönü Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In this article, it is aimed to present a 39-year-old woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder with excessive water drinking due to compulsions. This clinical condition; called as “compulsive water drinking”, “psychogenic polydipsia” and “water intoxication”. Psychogenic polydipsia which is characterized by excessive sensation of thirst and compulsive water drinking has been reported in 6-20% of patients in psychiatry clinics and most commonly seen (80%) in patients with diagnosis of schizophrenia. It can also be seen in patients with diagnosis of mental retardation, bipolar disorder, alcohol dependence, eating disorders and organic mental disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy, drug therapies such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors, atypical antipsychotics and propranolol are the main treatment modalities. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hakan Delibas, D., & Erdogan, E. (2021). Compulsive water drinking: A case report . Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.5455/jtomc.2017.09.123 2018;25(1):148-50 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11616/53725 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.title | Compulsive water drinking: A case report | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
