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narcissistic personality disorder
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Clinician Stigma Toward Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Implications for Assessment, Treatment, and Clinical Practice
Introduction Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2022), is characterized by patterns of grandiosity, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. However, this definition limits the full representation of the disorder, primarily omitting the essential component of vulnerability (Crisp & Gabbard, […]
Deanna Young, PsyD + 1 more
April 26, 2026
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Across Types of Therapy: Individual, Couple, and Group
Why is there so much talk about narcissism lately? Is it a trend, baseless hysteria, or even a problem at all? Narcissism itself is a singular personality trait; it can be protective and even beneficial, especially in Western society (Ronningstam, 2005). This may be due to the individualistic virtues and increased achievement-dependent self-esteem rates in […]
Bethany Palmer, MSW, SWLC
December 5, 2024
Meet the Cartoonist
Ragnar Storaasli is an applied behavior analyst, recognized trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and research methodologist with a long association and commitment to teaching, training and supervising doctoral students at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology, where he serves as a clinical associate professor. He is known to be thought provoking and entertaining while passionate and […]
Ragnar Storaasli, PhD
May 4, 2018
Patient Selection in Group Psychotherapy
The importance of group composition – the particular blend of patient characteristics in a therapy group – is widely recognized by group psychotherapists. Skilled clinicians try to have an ideal composition in mind when selecting patients for group therapy. Notwithstanding such ideals, the task of selecting group members is complicated by the fact that no […]
Joanna Cheek, M.D., FRCPC + 2 more
January 15, 2017