A case of auto-erotic asphyxia in a long-term psychiatric setting

Psychopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 169-173

  Quinn, John ^a   Twomey, Pauline ^a  

^a St Brendan's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CASE REPORT; EROTISM; HUMAN; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ASPHYXIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MASTURBATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031927520     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029036     Document Type: Article

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