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Meaning of ponomanía



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ponomania is incorrectly written, and should be written as "potomania" being its meaning:
ponomania = Potomaniala Potomania or psychogenic polydipsia ( 39 Greek;To A A '' potos = drink, by extension drinking = water drinkable )?? and mania; and the 39 latin; 39 mania; and East of the Greek '' ¼±½¯± '' = madness, dementia ) It is the desire of drinking large amounts of fluids, e.g. water, ( polydipsia ) as a result of a disease mental.1 though the potomania is not included in any section of the current classifications of Psychiatry as a specific diagnosis, could be included due to its characteristics in the classification of the unclassified impulse control disorders.The potomania is often confused with the dipsomania, which is the result of drinking too much water, but this condition is associated with toxic and liquid rapid intake, usually associated with alcohol, and likewise with the presence of diabetes insipidus in times of crisis.This psychological disorder is not well known since many times it is ignored by present symptomatic pictures which resemble other eating disorders, in addition to being a new addiction of which very little is known, but which affects an important segment of the population.

  










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