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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2006; 04(01): 057-059
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557302
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Compulsive water drinking in adolescents: Report of two cases

Sujata Sethi
a   Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rothak, India
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Subhash C. Bhargava
a   Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rothak, India
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19 February 2005

17 June 2005

Publication Date:
29 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Compulsive water drinking has been described as a symptom in various psychiatric disorders but not as an independent entity. We describe two cases in which compulsive water drinking was the only presenting complaint. The case is discussed further in regards to its nosological status and its response to selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors.

Keywords

Compulsive water drinking - obsessive-compulsive disorder - selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors