Citation

Kramp JM. Pastoral Psychol. 2007; 55(5): 619-635.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11089-006-0056-8

PMID

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Abstract

In this third and final of three successive essays, the author argues that Thomas Merton suffered from narcissistic personality disorder in conjunction with his melancholic condition. The author argues that contemplative prayer disabled Merton from working through his melancholic condition. Finally, the author argues that Merton's melancholia, coupled with his heightened identity conflicts lead him to kill himself. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2006.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; Melancholia; Capps; Kohut; Merton