A personality disorder (PD) is defined as an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that causes dysfunction, is inflexible, persists across multiple situations, and leads ...
Must rule out other general medical conditions or comorbid psychiatric illnesses
Grandiose sense of self-importance
Often overestimate own abilities and accomplishments while devaluin...
Individual and group psychotherapy is offered for NPD, with only anecdotal reports of success. Regardless of the modality, the goals should be to engage the patient, establis...
Current DSM-5 definition supports pathologic central grandiosity, with core dysfunction rooted in managing needs for validation and admiration.
Must meet at least 5 of 9 diagnostic crit...
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