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Sir: Up to 70% of institutionalized psychotic patients consume greater than average amounts of water and 7% develop hyponatremia.1 Also, psychotropics are known to induce hyponatremia.2 We report a case of a patient with bipolar affective disorder developing hyponatremia, possibly due to aripiprazole.