Virtually all investigators now agree that self-induced water intoxication, symptomatic
hospital-acquired hyponatremia, and hyponatremia associated with intracranial pathology …

Introduction Excessive water intake is rarely associated with life-threatening hyponatraemia.
The aim of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of …

Abstract purpose: The purpose of our study was to ascertain the safety of rapidly correcting
acute symptomatic hyponatremia in psychogenic water drinkers, particularly in regard to any …

Disorders of water homeostasis are common in psychiatric patients and include compulsive
water drinking, the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), and …

Abstract Ten patients (8 men, 2 women; mean age 38.7±8.1 years), 7 of whom had
schizophrenic disorders and 3 of whom had bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) …

Ten patients [8 men and 2 women, mean age (sd) 37.6±6.5 years] with psychosis,
intermittent hyponatremia, and polydipsia (PIP syndrome) underwent serial determinations …

Polydipsia, or excessive intake of water, is reviewed in the chronically mentally ill from a
nursing perspective. The purpose of this article is to review research related to excessive …

Water intoxication is a significant problem for psychiatric nurses, especially those in long‐
term care settings Water intoxication can cause psychological and physiological symptoms …

Water intoxication and hyponatremia secondary to compulsive water drinking may lead even
to death. Perhaps the problem of undue drinking of water among mental patients deserves …