Assessment of narcissistic personality disorder: A multi-method review

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 655-683

  Hilsenroth, Mark J ^a   Handler, Leonard ^b   Blais, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0029921984     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(96)00038-4     Document Type: Article

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