Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 285-291, May 2010

Schizophrenia patients with polydipsia and water intoxication are characterized by greater severity of psychotic illness and a more frequent history of alcohol abuse

  • Simon Poirier

      Affiliations

    • Centre de Recherche Universite Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, CHUQ, Québec, QC, Canada
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  • Geneviève Legris

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, CHUQ, Québec, QC, Canada
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  • Philippe Tremblay

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, CHUQ, Québec, QC, Canada
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  • Rodrigo Michea

      Affiliations

    • Centre de Recherche Universite Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, Lévis, QC, Canada
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  • Laurence Viau-Guay

      Affiliations

    • Centre de Recherche Universite Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada
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  • Chantal Mérette

      Affiliations

    • Centre de Recherche Universite Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
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  • Roch-Hugo Bouchard

      Affiliations

    • Centre de Recherche Universite Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
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  • Michel Maziade

      Affiliations

    • Centre de Recherche Universite Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
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  • Marc-André Roy

      Affiliations

    • Centre de Recherche Universite Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, QC, Canada
    • Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Centre de recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, 2601 de la Canardière, Beauport, P. Québec, Canada G1J 2G3. Tel.: +1 418 663 5741; fax: +1 418 663 9540.

Received 18 August 2009; received in revised form 29 December 2009; accepted 30 December 2009. published online 22 January 2010.

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PII: S0920-9964(10)00003-4

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2009.12.036

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 285-291, May 2010