Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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A Cognitive-Behavioral Formulation of Narcissistic Self-Esteem Dysregulation

Erik C Nook, Adam C. Jaroszewski, Ellen F. Finch, Lois W. Choi‐Kain

This article argues that narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) involves a problem with how people keep their self‑esteem stable. People with NPD hold unrealistically high beliefs about their importance or treatment, which makes their self‑esteem fragile and very sensitive to perceived threats. The authors offer a cognitive‑behavioral model that links those…

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