TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioral treatment of chronic psychogenic polydipsia with hyponatremia
T2 - A unique case of polydipsia in a primary care patient with intractable hiccups
AU - Thomas, Janet L.
AU - Howe, John
AU - Gaudet, Amy
AU - Brantley, Phillip J.
PY - 2001/12
Y1 - 2001/12
N2 - Psychogenic polydipsia is recognized as a dangerous and potentially life threatening disorder. Few studies have focused on the treatment of polydipsia presenting in the outpatient setting. A review of the behavioral treatment literature pertaining to psychogenic polydipsia is presented. This review is followed by a case illustration of an outpatient behavioral approach to the treatment of psychogenic polydipsia in a non-psychiatric, primary car, adult, male patient suffering from intractable hiccup. An ABA single-case design was used, with sodium concentration as the dependent variable. This behavioral method appears promising in settings where restriction of fluid intake is not practical.
AB - Psychogenic polydipsia is recognized as a dangerous and potentially life threatening disorder. Few studies have focused on the treatment of polydipsia presenting in the outpatient setting. A review of the behavioral treatment literature pertaining to psychogenic polydipsia is presented. This review is followed by a case illustration of an outpatient behavioral approach to the treatment of psychogenic polydipsia in a non-psychiatric, primary car, adult, male patient suffering from intractable hiccup. An ABA single-case design was used, with sodium concentration as the dependent variable. This behavioral method appears promising in settings where restriction of fluid intake is not practical.
KW - Behavioral treatment
KW - Hiccups
KW - Hyponatremia
KW - Psychogenic polydipsia
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U2 - 10.1016/S0005-7916(02)00007-1
DO - 10.1016/S0005-7916(02)00007-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 12102585
AN - SCOPUS:0036282831
VL - 32
SP - 241
EP - 250
JO - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
SN - 0005-7916
IS - 4
ER -