Deficits in empathic functioning have long been described as a core feature of narcissism.
Over the decades, researchers have attempted to delineate the intricate relationship …

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by self-absorption, grandiosity, exploitation
of others and lack of empathy. People with that disorder may switch from an overt form …

Narcissism is commonly associated with low empathy, but empirical studies have used
diverse methods, yielding mixed findings. The present meta-analysis examined the overall …

Filling a crucial gap in the clinical literature, this book provides a contemporary view of
pathological narcissism and presents an innovative treatment approach. The preeminent …

Abstract The Dark Triad of personality–Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy–has
been shown to influence a variety of behaviours. Typically, high levels of these traits predict …

Background Although systematic research on narcissism has been conducted for over 100
years, researchers have only recently started to distinguish between grandiose and …

Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) is an empirically validated psychodynamic
psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder (BPD), based on object relations theory …

There is ongoing debate about the structure of pathological narcissism. Adopting a network
approach, we investigate the core features of pathological narcissism and the nature of traits …

Subclinical sadism has received substantial attention in recent research as a trait that
predicts a variety of malevolent behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess the …

Abstract Narcissistic Personality Disorder is characterised by inflated self-importance, an
excessive need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. The interpersonal difficulties …