There has been a surge in interest in and research on narcissism and narcissistic
personality disorder (NPD). Despite or because of this increased attention, there are several …

We review the literature on pathological narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder
(NPD) and describe a significant criterion problem related to four inconsistencies in …

This review documents two themes of emphasis found in phenotypic descriptions of
pathological narcissism across clinical theory, social/personality psychology, and psychiatric …

The construct of narcissism is inconsistently defined across clinical theory, social-personality
psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis. Two problems were identified that impede integration …

Interest in the topic of narcissism and its clinical variant, narcissistic personality disorder
(NPD), has grown dramatically in recent years. Research on this topic was traditionally …

There is broad consensus that there are at least two different dimensions of narcissism:
vulnerable and grandiose. In this study, the authors use a new trifurcated, three-factor model …

The empirical literature on narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is quite sparse with only a
small number of studies singularly devoted to this important construct. Of the published …

We address 3 issues relevant to narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and the DSM–V.
First, we argue that excluding NPD while retaining other traditional personality disorder …

Narcissistic traits and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) present specific diagnostic
challenges. While they are often readily and straightforwardly identified, their presentation in …

From its roots in classical mythology, narcissism was originally conceptualized in the early
20th century as excessive self‐love, but it soon began to be considered its own personality …