The treatment of psychogenic polydipsia with risperidone in two children diagnosed with schizophrenia

J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2006 Aug;16(4):492-5. doi: 10.1089/cap.2006.16.492.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Drinking / drug effects*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders / psychology
  • Risperidone / therapeutic use*
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis
  • Schizophrenia / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Risperidone