@article{ref1,
title="An unusual case of suicidal mechanical asphyxia",
journal="Journal de Medecine Legale Droit Medical",
year="2005",
author="Saint-Martin, P. and Bouyssy, M. and O'Byrne, P.",
volume="48",
number="4-5",
pages="229-231",
abstract="A case is presented of a 30-year old man suffering from borderline personality disorder who committed suicide by means of mechanical asphyxia. He was hospitalised at the psychiatric department of a public hospital for several months and was found dead in the seclusion room. The death resulted from an obstruction of the upper aero-digestive tract after ingurgitation of pellets of toilet paper. A literature review revealed several cases of suicidal mechanical asphyxia of patients with a history of psychiatric illness. Our patient's operating process had not been reported before to our knowledge.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0249-6208",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}