Narcissistic personality disorder

Narcissistic personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathize with... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Psychiatry, clinical psychology
• Symptoms:  Exaggerated feelings of self-importance, excessive craving for admiration, reduced levels of empathy
• Usual onset:  Early adulthood
• Duration:  Long term
• Causes:  A combination of genetic and environmental factors. Social theories of NPD are weak and causality is unclear.
• Diagnostic method:  Based on symptoms
• Differential diagnosis:  Bipolar disorder, mania and hypomania, antisocial personality disorder, substance abuse, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, grandiose delusions.
• Treatment:  Psychotherapy, pharmaceuticals for comorbid disorders
• Frequency:  6.2% citations
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