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Predicament suicide: an update
Saxby Pridmore1, Stephane Auchincloss2, Garry Walter3
1Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia s.pridmore@utas.edu.au.
Summary
Predicament suicide, initially defined as suicide to escape intolerable circumstances without mental disorder, is now broadly applied to all suicides. Research supports both restricted and broad definitions, with tools developed for quantitative analysis.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- The concept of predicament suicide has evolved significantly.
- Initially, it referred to suicide driven by external intolerable circumstances in individuals without mental disorders.
- Later, the definition expanded to include suicide resulting from internal predicaments, such as untreated mental disorders.