Prevalence and treatment of narcissistic personality disorder in the community: a systematic review

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-339

  Dhawan, Nikhil ^a,b   Kunik, Mark E ^a,b,c,d   Oldham, John ^b   Coverdale, John ^b  

^a Health Services Research   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MESH HEADING; NARCISSISM; PREVALENCE; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

HUMANS; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77954244108     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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