title: Successful treatment of polydipsia, water intoxication, and delusional jealousy in an alcohol dependent patient with clozapine.
abstract: The beneficial effect of clozapine on polydipsia and water intoxication in patients with schizophrenia has been demonstrated many times. The authors report a successful clozapine treatment of polydipsia, intermittent water intoxication, and delusional jealousy of an alcoholic. This is a rare case of clozapine treatment of a non-schizophrenic patient affected by polydipsia.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dr. Ivan Barbot 44 317, Popovaca, Croatia. branimir.margetic@zg.t-com.hr <branimir.margetic@zg.t-com.hr>
authors.forename: Branimir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Margetić
authors.forename: Branka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aukst-Margetić
authors.forename: Tija
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zarković-Palijan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003024:Clozapine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004327:Drinking Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014869:Water Intoxication / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine