Narcissistic Personality Disorder is one of the most maligned and misunderstood of mental conditions, so this week we're dipping our toes into the science behind the disorder!



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References & Further Reading

https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/NPI/1.php

https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/NPI/1.php

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556001/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819598/

https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/research-and-discoveries-articles/study-shows-narcissistic-personality-disorder-may-have-a-biological-component

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-narcissism-science-confronts-a-widely-misunderstood-phenomenon1/

https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0zDIpSSrJKy4wYPQSLU7OTM1LTlXIT1PISyxKziwuzizOBQDxCQ0z&q=science+of+narcissism&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB727GB727&oq=science+of+narciss&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBEC4YgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyBwgBEC4YgAQyBggCEEUYOTIHCAMQABiABDIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIGCAcQRRg90gEINDI5M2owajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=narcissism&sort=pubdate

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14060723

https://www.britannica.com/science/narcissism/Narcissistic-pathology-and-behaviour

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/personality-disorders/types-of-personality-disorder/#NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7735512/