Fatal self-induced water intoxication among schizophrenic inpatients
G.
Loas
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,
E.
Mercier-Guidez*Corresponding author
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Résumé
Between 1986 and 1998, a review of 61 records of patients who died before the age of 53 years in eight psychiatric departments whose catchment area had a total population of 559,429 inhabitants revealed that 24 (39.3%) of those patients had a schizophrenic disorder. Of those 24 patients, one (4.17%; 95% CI: 0-21%) died from complications of self-induced water intoxication (SIWIS). Among the 37 remaining patients, two (5.4%; 95% CI: 0-18%) died from complications of SIWIS.
Mots clés : Polydipsia ; Schizophrenia ; Water-intoxication ; Death.
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Vol 17 - N° 6
P. 307-310 - octobre 2002 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte,
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