The impact of pathological narcissism on psychotherapy utilization, initial symptom severity, and early-treatment symptom change: A naturalistic investigation

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 291-300

  Ellison, William D ^a   Levy, Kenneth N ^a   Cain, Nicole M ^b   Ansell, Emily B ^c   Pincus, Aaron L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876678152     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.742904     Document Type: Article

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