Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Narcissistic Personality

Diana Diamond; Frank Yeomans; Kenneth N. Levy

doi:10.1002/9781118093108.ch38

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Narcissistic Personality

Diana Diamond, Frank Yeomans, Kenneth N. Levy

Psychology

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We have presented an overview of a range of psychoanalytic object relations understandings of narcissistic pathology, with an emphasis on a form of psychodynamic psychotherapy, Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), designed to treat personality disorders including NPD. We have described the defensive establishment of the compensatory grandiose self that is central to pathological narcissism and have identified distinctions in levels of narcissism that influence how to approach treatment and prognosis, We have also reviewed therapeutic modifi-cations of TFP that help clinicians effectively treat patients with narcissistic pathology and have provided illustrative case material.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Subtitle of host publication	Theoretical Approaches, Empirical Findings, and Treatments
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons
Pages	421-433
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9780470607220
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118093108.ch38
State	Published - Mar 12 2012

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