Psychogenic adipsia in a patient with psychotic depression.

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Category Primary study
JournalAmerican journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Year 1990
Psychogenic adipsia is exceedingly uncommon. We report a case of severe hypernatremia secondary to adipsia from psychotic depression. The patient regained appropriate thirst, drinking behavior, and water balance after electroconvulsant therapy.
Epistemonikos ID: 82e11577ccfda1f0fae699b1743ae97ea2fa149c
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