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Personality Disorders
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Narcissistic Personality Disorder 
 Background about narcissistic personality disorder, "a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration." Topics include definition, symptoms, causes, risk factors, when to seek medical advice, complications, treatment, and lifestyle and home remedies. From the Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcissistic-personality-disorder/DS00652 Topics: Mental Conditions Last updated Mar 23, 2009 Researchers Shine Spotlight on Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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. http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/43/15/38 Topics: Mental Conditions Last updated Mar 23, 2009 |
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