News tagged with narcissists

The impact of deleting 5 personality disorders in the new DSM-5

A newly published paper from Rhode Island Hospital reports on the impact to patients if five personality disorders are removed from the upcoming revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edition (DSM-5). Based ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Narcissists look like good leaders -- but they aren't

(Medical Xpress) -- Narcissists rise to the top. That's because other people think their qualities—confidence, dominance, authority, and self-esteem—make them good leaders.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Key diagnostic deadline draws near for psychiatrists and 'new' DSM conditions

"Where are we going to put the narcissists?" It was a question asked urgently by one of the hundreds of psychiatrists gathered here last week for their professional society's annual meeting. With doctors in the thick of a ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Narcissists bring pluses, minuses to the workplace

(PhysOrg.com) -- You know the type: self-aggrandizing, self-indulgent and self-absorbed.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researcher: Narcissistic bosses destroy morale, drive down bottom line

In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2