The treatment of psychogenic polydipsia with risperidone in two children diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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.
Dogangün
Burak
B
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hergüner
Sabri
S
Atar
Murat
M
Kara
Bülent
B
Aksoy
M Umut
MU
Kayaalp
Levent
L
Tüzün
Umran
U
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
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone