Chapter 21
Comorbidity Between Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Axis I Diagnoses
Sebastian Simonsen,
Erik Simonsen,
Sebastian Simonsen
Search for more papers by this authorErik Simonsen
Search for more papers by this authorSebastian Simonsen,
Erik Simonsen,
Sebastian Simonsen
Search for more papers by this authorErik Simonsen
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):W. Keith Campbell,
Joshua D. Miller,
W. Keith Campbell
Search for more papers by this authorJoshua D. Miller
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter reviews the comorbidity between narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and Axis I disorders. NPD prevalence is elevated in many samples of individuals with Axis I diagnosis, but the effects are highly sample dependent. A suggestion is made for more research on this topic.
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