He’s a legend in my mind.
Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League graduate charged with assassinating United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk, exhibited a pattern of “grandiose” behavior associated with personality disorders such as narcissism and social incompatibility. mental health experts told the Post.
“There’s a level of grandeur in his determination that his opinion has value, even in complete disregard of some of the most basic laws of our society. . . . and… “It’s a feeling of being allowed to take your life into your own hands,” said Dr. Chloe Carmichael, a psychologist in Manhattan.
“The fact that he imagines himself as this ‘hero’ makes me wonder if he has a personality disorder bordering on narcissism,” Carmichael continued.
When officers arrested Mangione, 26, at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Monday, he was carrying a three-page manifesto in which he raged against “parasitic” health insurance companies and expressed his disdain for corporate greed and power. law enforcement officials said. post.
New York City psychotherapist Dr. Alison Cohen described Mangione as a relative of serial killers Ted Bundy and Charles Manson, who exhibited symptoms of “antisocial personality disorder,” formerly known as sociopathy. I likened it.
“Antisocial personality disorder is a condition in which a person lacks the ability to feel empathy and compassion for others. The ruthlessness of a cold-blooded murderer is literally a lack of emotional consideration,” Cohen explained. .
“I don’t think that someone who feels deeply on an emotional level would be okay with shooting someone in the head,” Cohen added.
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carol Lieberman, however, believes Mangione may simply have been depressed due to chronic back pain.
“Obviously this is a guy who was planning on going out and conquering the world. So does he have grandeur? Yes. But I don’t think he’s a sociopath. I think so,” Lieberman opined. Rather, he “felt that time was running out to achieve his dreams, which is why he chose to kill Brian Thompson.”
All three mental health experts said there was a lack of evidence that Mangione was suffering from delusions or hallucinations, clear signs of schizophrenia, which could lead to sudden attacks on young men. The possibility of schizophrenia was ruled out. Furthermore, the researchers said it was unlikely that people with schizophrenia would be able to carry out such elaborate plans.
