A Character in Search of Character: Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Ego State Therapy

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-243

  McNeal, Shirley ^a  

^a San Francisco International Airport   (United States)

Author keywords

Character disorder; Ego State Therapy; Ego strengthening; False self; Hypnosis; Hypnotic age progression; Narcissism; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EGO; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MODEL; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

CHARACTER; EGO; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 0037237457     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2003.10403529     Document Type: Article

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