title: The treatment of psychogenic polydipsia with risperidone in two children diagnosed with schizophrenia.
abstract: Polydipsia is a well-known phenomenon in adult psychiatry, but the literature regarding children is very limited. Just as the pathogenesis remains poorly understood, so does its management remain a clinical challenge. Data regarding the effect of risperidone on polydipsia are contradictory. We present case studies of remission of severe polydipsia with risperidone in two children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dogangün
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hergüner
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atar
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: M Umut
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kayaalp
authors.forename: Umran
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tüzün
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004326:Drinking / Q000187:drug effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D018967:Risperidone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone