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Behavioural Treatment of Life-threatening Masochistic Asphyxiation: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

P. Haydn-Smith ,
I. Marks ,
H. Buchaya  and
D. Repper
P. Haydn-Smith
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospital
I. Marks*
Affiliation:
Hellingly Hospital, Hailsham, East Sussex
H. Buchaya
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
D. Repper
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Bromley, Kent Bethlem Royal Hospital. Marlborough Family Day Unit, Marlborough Place, St John's Wood, London
*
∗Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
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Asphyxia as a means of heightening sexual pleasure unfortunately comes to notice more often in the coroner's court than in the psychiatrist's consulting room. The victims are usually adolescent men who strangle or hang themselves while masturbating; transvestism is frequently associated with this behaviour (Simpson, 1979; Friedmann & Faguet, 1982; Mason, 1983). Few such people ask for help, and behavioural treatment in such a case has not been previously described.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 4 , April 1987 , pp. 518 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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