User:Mr. Ibrahem/Narcissistic personality disorder
| Narcissistic personality disorder | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Megalomania[1] |
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| Narcissus by Caravaggio, gazing at his own reflection | |
| Specialty | Psychiatry |
| Symptoms | Exaggerated feelings of self-importance, excessive need for admiration, lack of considering others' feelings[2][3] |
| Usual onset | Early adulthood[3] |
| Duration | Long term[3] |
| Causes | Unknown[4] |
| Differential diagnosis | Bipolar disorder, substance abuse, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders[2] |
| Treatment | Difficult[2] |
| Frequency | 1%[4] |
| Personality disorders |
|---|
| Cluster A (odd) |
| Cluster B (dramatic) |
| Cluster C (anxious) |
| Not otherwise specified |
| Depressive |
| Others |
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a lack of empathy toward other people.[2][3] People with NPD often spend much time thinking about achieving power and success, or on their appearance.[3] Typically, they also take advantage of the people around them.[3] Such narcissistic behavior typically begins by early adulthood, and occurs across a broad range of situations.[3]
The causes of narcissistic personality disorder are unknown.[4] The condition of NPD is included in the cluster B personality disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).[3] A diagnosis of NPD is made by a healthcare professional interviewing the person in question.[2] The condition of NPD should be differentiated from mania and substance use disorder.[3]
Treatments for narcissistic personality disorder have not been well studied.[2] Therapy is difficult, because people with narcissistic personality disorder usually do not consider themselves to have a mental health problem.[2] About one percent of people are believed to be affected with NPD at some point in their lives.[4] It occurs more often in men than women, and typically affects younger as opposed to older people.[2][3] The narcissistic personality was first described by the psychoanalyst Robert Waelder, in 1925; furthermore, the term narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) was coined by Heinz Kohut in 1968.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ Breedlove, S. Marc (2015). Principles of Psychology. Oxford University Press. p. 709. ISBN 9780199329366. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Caligor, Eve; Levy, Kenneth N.; Yeomans, Frank E. (May 2015). "Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Diagnostic and Clinical Challenges". The American Journal of Psychiatry (5). Washington, D.C.volume=172: American Psychiatric Association: 415–22. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14060723. PMID 25930131.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5 (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing. 2013. pp. 645, 669–72. ISBN 9780890425558.
- ^ a b c d Sederer, Lloyd I. (2009). Blueprints Psychiatry (Fifth ed.). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 29. ISBN 9780781782531. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Donohue, William (2007). Personality Disorders: Toward the DSM-V. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications. p. 235. ISBN 9781412904223. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kohut, Heinz (1968). "The Psychoanalytic Treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorders: Outline of a Systematic Approach". The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. 23. London, England: Taylor & Francis: 86–113. doi:10.1080/00797308.1968.11822951. PMID 5759031.