A case report of a patient who presented with the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone is described. She had become rapidly comatose while on a psychiatric inpatient unit for treatment of a monosymptomatic delusional psychosis. Although increased water intake and the concurrent administration of diuretics were aggravating factors, haloperidol was considered to be the primary etiological agent in this case.
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