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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
Moving Towards Understanding and Undoing the Stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder
Harm of Stigma with Borderline Personality Disorder “Manipulative,” “attention seekers,” and “drama queens” are a few damaging ways clients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are often described; these individuals are among the most stigmatized within a clinical population (Allan, 2018; Deans & Meocevic, 2006; Hancock, 2017). BPD is a disorder centered around pervasive patterns of […]
Carla Capone, MS + 1 more
February 24, 2024
Shame and Self-Stigma Among Suicidal Patients
Many psychotherapists have treated patients who denied suicidal ideation, and then attempted suicide later. This can leave the treating psychotherapists upset, bewildered, and asking what they could have done differently. Sometimes patients who unexpectedly attempted suicide developed their suicidal thoughts after their psychotherapists asked them about suicide. At other times, these patients already had suicidal […]
Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP
April 9, 2023
Anorexia Nervosa and Perfectionism
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is highly comorbid with other clinically significant pathologies and extremely prevalent among the general population. Stigmas associated with AN, such as vanity or self-responsibility attributions, may prevent a someone from receiving help. Instead, they may reach out for symptoms unrelated to disordered eating, such as co-occurring depression. Despite this, folks with AN […]
Zoe Ross-Nash, PsyD + 1 more
January 16, 2022
The Psychology of Hypogonadism
Abstract Hypogonadism is a little-known endocrine condition that is not easily noticed by psychologists and other medical professionals. The disease can have a strong psychological and physical impact upon those who contend with it. This paper offers an overview of the condition and suggests some interventions for clinicians who work with the patients who have […]
Adam Duberstein, M.A., TLLP
December 1, 2020
“Let’s Talk on the Fourth Floor”
Our idea, which three of us came up with nearly simultaneously, was born out of good intentions. We noticed that our most vulnerable students were often reluctant to go to our university’s counseling center. Our idea was to bring psychotherapy services to the place where they felt most comfortable, the floor of the student union […]
Paul Kwon, Ph.D.
September 2, 2019
The Importance of Psychotherapists’ Feminist Identification
I am a therapist-in-training and I am a feminist psychotherapist. Just as it is important to identify my trainee status when I meet a client for the first time, I find it is equally important to identify myself as a feminist psychotherapist. Feminism has been defined and redefined a number of times over the years […]
Jake Wolf, M.Ed.
August 6, 2017