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incurvatus in se- The Neuroscience of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Part I by Sarah Ullman Posted Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:54pm ) diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) - not to mention sexual addiction. It has, unfortunately, taken us a mere couple thousand years or so, to grasp the part about... narcissistic personality disorder have to do with sexual addiction? To the sex addict, they are one and the same. In psychiatric terms, we diagnose a personality disorder separate Read on »

Traumatic Attachment - The Neuroscience of Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Part II by Sarah Ullman Posted Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:54pm narcissism is not pathological per se, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) certainly is, and in Part I, a definition of a personality disorder was presented. NPD is generally... often than not, rather socially facile. For a remarkable account of narcissistic personality disorder, it would be worth your while to visit Dr. Samuel Vaknin's cite http Read on »

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) 248 by relationships .. Posted Sat 04 Sep 2010 6:04am others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition. Most narcissists (75%) are men. NPD is one of a "family" of personality disorders... by parents, authority figures, or even peers. There is a whole range of narcissistic reactions - from the mild, reactive and transient to the permanent personality disorder Read on »

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Won’t be in the DSM-V…Oh Heaven Forfend! by Dr. Rob Dobrenski Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Mon 17 Jan 2011 2:21pm There will be no Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) in the DSM-V. I know, horrifying. But before we take to our torches and maces and 2 x 4′s with nails in them... of mental disorders are: 1) Freudians (who get off on diagnosing the “non-symptom” disorder) 2) Academicians (who will have trouble conducting research studies without Read on »

The Neurochemistry of Love and Attachment: The Neuroscience Of Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Part III by Sarah Ullman Posted Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:54pm ) overview and clinical definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) was discussed, with emphasis on the neurobiological correlates of NPD. In this final portion of the discussion, we shall see how sex addiction is related to NPD, and how both disorders are the tragic consequence of a neurochemically deprived brain that leaves in its wake, among other Read on »

Diagnostic indices of forming an accurate diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder by On The Borderline Posted Fri 04 Dec 2009 11:52am of diagnosis. Within a week I hope to fill in material that will relate specifically about how Borderline Personality Disorder fits into the overall picture. Most importantly, I want... By Bill Cohen, NJ Licensed Psychologist # 161 This report will concern itself with the diagnostic indices of forming an accurate diagnosis of Borderline Personality Read on »

Borderline Personality Disorder A Personal Account by Clueless C. Health Maven

Posted Tue 06 Oct 2009 10:01pm According to the DSM the criteria to meet borderline personality disorder the five of the following features must be present: 1. frantic efforts to avoid real..., gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior. The suicide rate is high for this disorder at 8%-10% of those diagnosed with BPD. People with BPD have many, many, many periods Read on »

ADHD Diagnosis: ADHD or Just a Bad Person? by Chuck Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 03 Jun 2009 9:40am Avoidant ADHD looks so malevolent, so negative, so disrespectful - maybe they really are bad people? . I don’t think so… Watch this video and tell me what you think. No, the avoidant ADHD crowd aren’t hyperactive but they could be, and oftentimes no, they don’t admit to cognitive anxiety, the subset we posted recently here. In [...] Read on »

Treat the Person Not Their Diagnosis: The Only Approach That Makes Sense by drboydston Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 7:15pm The Patient, Not Their Diagnosis. We take the time to create a functional diagnosis, and we look at EVERYTHING, ALL AT ONCE. It is our attention to detail, and individual focus on each Read on »

Putting the Person Before the Diagnosis by Noelle .. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:19pm with a Diagnosis before our name, imagine the world of prejudices we would encounter. "That's Sam, he's got Diabetes and High Blood Pressure, he won't be able to do too much physical... of us were introduced by a diagnosis first! I corrected a teacher the other day who had informed us she had another Downs Syndrome child at her school, where I replied, "It's Read on »