{"product_id":"the-myth-of-primary-polydipsia-why-hypovolemic-dehydration-can-explain-the-real-physiological-basis-of-so-called-psychogenic-water-drinking-paperback","title":"The Myth of Primary Polydipsia: Why Hypovolemic Dehydration Can Explain the Real Physiological Basis of So-Called Psychogenic Water Drinking - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Ussher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The diagnosis of compulsive water drinking must be made with care and may represent our ignorance of yet undescribed pathophysiological mechanisms.' - Prof. Daniel Bichet, University of Montreal, 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrimary Polydipsia is widely viewed as compulsive over-drinking without physiological cause, often labelled \"psychogenic\" and linked to mental illness. This book challenges that assumption head-on.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Ussher traces the origins of the diagnosis to early psychiatry and Freudian ideas-hysteria, conversion disorders, sexual repression, childhood trauma-and shows how these psychological assumptions shaped both diagnostic criteria and clinical understanding for decades. Despite advances in medicine, this model has rarely been questioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Ussher proposes a new framework: \u003cstrong\u003eHypovolemic Dehydration\u003c\/strong\u003e-a physiological condition marked by low blood volume and a thirst mechanism that cannot be satisfied by plain water. This mechanism is seen in illnesses such as \u003cstrong\u003eME\/CFS, POTS and Long Covid\u003c\/strong\u003e, where patients often drink excessive amounts yet remain thirsty and symptomatic. Could many so-called \"psychogenic water drinkers\" actually be hypovolemic patients whose real pathology has been overlooked?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book argues that \u003cstrong\u003ePrimary Polydipsia may have been fundamentally misunderstood\u003c\/strong\u003e, placing vulnerable patients at risk of misdiagnosis, stigma, neurological harm and, in rare cases, fatal outcomes. It calls clinicians and researchers to re-evaluate the condition with fresh eyes, grounded in physiology rather than outdated Freudian theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling and timely challenge to medical orthodoxy-essential reading for nephrologists, endocrinologists, psychiatrists, ME\/CFS and POTS researchers, and anyone interested in diagnostic reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67659209539686,"sku":"9780947874087","price":20.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Y4DhrORnds9780947874087.webp?v=1791431491","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-myth-of-primary-polydipsia-why-hypovolemic-dehydration-can-explain-the-real-physiological-basis-of-so-called-psychogenic-water-drinking-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}