Psychiatry and Psychology

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

A pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556001/)

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556001/)

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Malignant Narcissism
  • Pathological Narcissism
  • Malignant Narcissisms
  • Narcissism, Malignant
  • Narcissism, Pathological
  • Narcissisms, Malignant
  • Narcissisms, Pathological
  • Pathological Narcissisms
  • Personality Disorder, Narcissistic

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31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

See Personality Disorders 1998-2023: 2024

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Tree Number

  1. F03w.675w.500w

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NLM Classification

WM 190.5.N2

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097165. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097165
  2. Narcissistic Personality Disorder. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder
  3. Narcissistic Personality Disorder. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060310