Use of Lithium Carbonate in the Treatment of Autoerotic Asphyxia
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Vol. 43 (2) , 277-286
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1989.43.2.277
Abstract
We report the successful use of lithium carbonate to promptly extinguish life-threatening behavior in a case of autoerotic asphyxia occurring in a 26-year-old male. In addition to his paraphilia, the patient met the DSM-III-R criteria for dysthymia, and had an avoidant personality disorder secondary to verbal, physical and sexual abuse inflicted during childhood and adolescence.Keywords
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