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Researchers Shine Spotlight on Narcissistic Personality Disorder URL: http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/43/15/38 Description: This 2008 article considers how "[n]ow that a number of Americans have been identified as narcissists, it is time to learn more about them. For instance, why are so many narcissists men and especially young men?" Begins with a mention of Narcissus in Greek-Roman mythology, and describes the results of a study that found "the lifetime prevalence of narcissistic personality disorder among American adults is 6 percent." From the American Psychiatric Association. LII Topics: Mental Conditions, Personality Disorders Author: Arehart-Treichel, Joan Publisher: American Psychiatric Association LII Database Information: Record 28159 created by Maria Brandt on 03/23/2009 Last modification on 03/23/2009 Published: 04/02/2009 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/28159 |
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