Behavioral and Medical Treatment of Chronic Polydipsia in a Patient With Schizophrenia and Diabetes Insipidus

Erin S. Costanzo
Lisa M. Antes
Alan J. Christensen, University of Iowa

Abstract

This case report describes a novel outpatient behavioral treatment intervention for chronic polydipsia. The program was used in an effort to reduce excessive fluid intake in a woman with chronic paranoid-type schizophrenia who also had a diagnosis of diabetes insipidus.