Empathy in narcissistic personality disorder: From clinical and empirical perspectives

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 323-333

  Baskin Sommers, Arielle ^a   Krusemark, Elizabeth ^b   Ronningstam, Elsa ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive empathy; emotional empathy; grandiose; narcissistic personality disorder; vulnerable

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 84904380624     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/per0000061     Document Type: Review

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