Attachment and object relations in patients with narcissistic personality disorder: Implications for therapeutic process and outcome

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1148-1159

  Diamond, Diana ^a,b   Meehan, Kevin B ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Narcissistic personality disorder; Reflective capacity; Sexuality; Transference focused psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT; CASE REPORT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NARCISSISM; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFLECTIVE CAPACITY; SEXUALITY; TRANSFERENCE FOCUSED PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTACHMENT; NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; REFLECTIVE CAPACITY; SEXUALITY; TRANSFERENCE FOCUSED PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886101640     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22042     Document Type: Article

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