title: Case consultation: Mary Catherine.
abstract: A case of the attempted suicide of a 66-year-old female is presented. Comment based on the chapters in this volume is presented. Specific topics of demographics, psychiatric-psychological, object relations, the attempt, and concluding comments provide an idiographic illustration of suicidal behavior in an older adult.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Leenaars
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001037:Aphasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D012649:Self Concept; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*