Two cases of 'Type 3' suicide.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this paper was to examine two cases of suicide (apparently 'Type 3', according to a new classification) by individuals without high public profiles that appeared in the press in February 2010, and to determine shared characteristics.


METHODS
All the available public record evidence was examined. Comprehensive accounts of the events of the lives of the individuals were compiled, and a comparison of characteristics was performed.


RESULTS
Andrew Joseph Stack III and Brodie Rae Constance Panlock differed in country of residence, gender, age, and marital, parenting, educational and employment status. However, neither manifested evidence of a mental disorder and both were in a predicament created by external factors. They met criteria for Type 3 suicide (suicide when there is no mental disorder and the predicament to which the individual is exposed is very clear to the observer).


CONCLUSIONS
These cases support the concept of Type 3 suicide. Apart from the absence of mental disorder and the presence of an external predicament, there were no other shared characteristics, suggesting that Type 3 suicide is not restricted to a particular group.
Pridmore
Saxby
S
School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia. S.Pridmore@utas.edu.au
Ahmadi
Jamshid
J
D058445:Bullying; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D013660:Taxes; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult