Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by affect dysregulation, behavioral
dyscontrol, and interpersonal hypersensitivity with etiologic roots in insecure infant–parent …

This review is focused on integrating recent research on emotion regulation and empathic
functioning with specific relevance for agency, control, and decision-making in narcissistic …

Abstract The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task (RMET) is commonly used to assess
mentalizing, the capacity to make inferences about mental states. The RMET has been used …

Filling a crucial gap in the clinical literature, this book provides a contemporary view of
pathological narcissism and presents an innovative treatment approach. The preeminent …

This article identifies guiding principles in effective psychotherapies of patients with
narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and cautions against some common pitfalls …

Building an alliance with patients with pathological narcissism or narcissistic personality
disorder, NPD, can be challenging and include avoidance, negative reactivity and …

Pathological narcissism (PN) and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) have primarily
been identified by striking external features, such as superiority, attention seeking and a …

Abstract Purpose of Review The concept of personality functioning (Alternative DSM-5
Model of Personality Disorders) has led to increased interest in dimensional personality …

Low feelings of meaning in life are associated with depression, hopelessness and suicide,
substance abuse and emotional dysregulation. The aim of this study is to offer results about …

Objectives: The concept of narcissism contains a yet unresolved paradox: Its grandiose facet
depicts the psychopathological core but is often associated with life-satisfaction and overall …