Psychogenic Polydipsia

This textbook attempts to "fill the gap" regarding treatment strategies and housing options for clients diagnosed with psychogenic polydipsia. This potentially lethal affliction of over-consuming any/all fluids is usually identified as a co-occurrent disorder. It has been estimated that 80% of clients diagnosed with psychogenic polydipsia have schizophrenia. The prevalence of habituated over-consumption of any/all fluids in state psychiatric hospitals in the United States has been estimated between 7%-18% and about half of this population suffer from complications of self induced water intoxication (SIWI).

It is the author's opinion that tertiary residential treatment programs may include community-based facilities for this clinical population. A primary theme throughout the book is that tertiary care does not necessarily require inpatient settings, provided appropriate community-based services are adequately staffed by professionals with an expertise in treating a co-occurrent disorder.

The book entails five chapters:

• Chapter One: Designing a Residential Continuum For Clients Diagnosed with Psychogenic Polydipsia;
• Chapter Two: A comparison of Treatment Programs For Psychogenic Polydipsia;
• Chapter Three: Behavioral Management Principles and Procedures: Staff Training Document (Modules 1-6);
• Chapter Four: Psychosocial Rehabilitation as it Pertains to Psychogenic Polydipsia;
• Chapter Five: Residential Settings: A Continuum of Care for Clients Diagnosed with Psychogenic Polydipsia.