Citation

Inelmen EM, Sergi G, Pintore G, Enzi G. Aging Clin. Exp. Res. 2008; 20(4): 381-383.

Affiliation

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Geriatrics Section, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. eminemeral.inelmen@unipd.it.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18852554

Abstract

AIM: We report an unusual case of "failed suicide" in an oldest old woman who was apparently "aging successfully". METHOD: This case was analysed in the light of a careful literature review. RESULTS: This was an unusual case of failed suicide, attempted by a 94-year-old woman who had planned the suicide several days earlier. CONCLUSIONS: The unusual features of this case relate to: 1) the person's female gender and very advanced age; 2) her apparently"successful aging"condition; 3) the violent method and unusual means she used; 4) the suicide note written several days beforehand.

Language: en