title: Use of lithium carbonate in the treatment of autoerotic asphyxia.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cesnik
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008297:Male; D008418:Masturbation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium