Psychogenic polydipsia often leads to institutionalisation of mentally ill patients, since it is difficult to manage in the community.
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Polydipsia has been experimentally induced in pigeons, budgerigars and ducks, by the administration of lithium chloride ( LiCl ).
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Habit drinking ( in its severest form termed psychogenic polydipsia ) is the most common imitator of diabetes insipidus at all ages.
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Polyuria is also a common symptom which results in very dilute urine, as well as polydipsia which means having extreme thirst.
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While many adult cases in the medical literature are associated with mental disorders, most patients with habit polydipsia have no other detectable disease.
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Psychogenic polydipsia is an excessive water intake seen in some patients with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, and / or the developmentally disabled.
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The closest you can come is Psychogenic polydipsia, in which psychiatric illness causes a person to drink 10, 15 liters a day.
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Excessive thirst, known as polydipsia, along with excessive urination, known as polyuria, may be an indication of diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus.
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Lost blood volume will be replaced osmotically from water held in body cells and other body compartments, causing dehydration and increased thirst ( polydipsia ).
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The resultant high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria ( frequent urination ), polydipsia ( increased thirst ) and polyphagia ( increased hunger ).
