Narcissistic personality disorder is often equated with the selfie-loving, shallow boaster who wears on your patience. However, there is significantly more to the condition. Their behavior and mood ...

Last year, I did not take a position on whether he meets this diagnosis, because I am a licensed clinical social worker and should not diagnose people I have never met. However, I laid out the factors ...

Experts have proposed categorizing narcissists into a variety of different subtypes, but a popular breakdown in the zeitgeist of late is grandiose (or over), vulnerable (or covert), communal, ...

Donald Trump’s “symptoms of severe, untreatable personality disorder—malignant narcissism—makes him deceitful, destructive, deluded, and dangerous,”and “grossly unfit for leadership,” a group of more ...

It’s hard enough dealing with garden-variety narcissists, who exhibit grandiose or even covert characteristics of inflated ego, self-absorption and questionable empathy. But there’s another type of ...

This story is part of our mental health series. Find out more here. In the social media age, it can sometimes feel like everyone is a little bit full of themselves. But what’s the difference between ...

While NPD and HPD do share some characteristics, the full extent of symptoms are very different. Treatment for both often includes professional support and medications. Our personalities define a ...