Veiled and Vulnerable: The Other Side of Grandiose Narcissism

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 356-365

  Kealy, David ^a,b   Rasmussen, Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Narcissism; Narcissistic vulnerability; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865439322     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-011-0370-1     Document Type: Article

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