Sam Vaknin
I am the author of "Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited". (number 1 bestseller in its category in Barnes and Noble).
The Web site "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" is an Open Directory Cool Site and a Psych-UK recommended Site.
I am not a mental health professional though I am certified in psychological counseling techniques by Brainbench.
I served as the editor of Mental Health Disorders categories in the Open Directory Project and on Mentalhelp.net. I have my own websites about the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and about relationships with abusive narcissists here and in HealthyPlace.
You can read my work on many other Web sites:
Mental Health Matters, Mental Health Sanctuary, Mental Health Today, Kathi's Mental Health Review and others.
I also used to be the editor of the Narcissistic Personality Disorder topic, the Verbal and Emotional Abuse topic, and the Spousal Abuse and Domestic Violence topic, all three on Suite101, as well as the moderator of the Narcissistic Abuse Study List , the Yahoo Toxic Relationships Study List, the Narcissistic Personality Disorder Support Group, and other mailing lists (c. 6000 members). I wrote a column for Bellaonline on Narcissism and Abusive Relationships.
You can view my biography here.
I suggest you read this first, "What is Pathological Narcissism?"
Latest Articles
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Victim Reactions
Malignant optimists see signs of hope in every fluctuation, read meanings and patterns into every random occurrence, utterance, or slip.
Jan 22, 2007
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Psychosis and Delusions
Psychotic microepisodes are common in certain personality disorders, most notably the Borderline and Schizotypal.
Jan 14, 2007
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Empathy
Narcissists and psychopaths lack empathy. It is safe to say that the same applies to patients with other personality disorders, notably the Schizoid, Paranoid, Borderline
Jan 2, 2007
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Eating Disorders and Personality
A whopping 40% of Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa patients have co-morbid personality disorders (mostly Cluster B - Narcissistic, Histrionic, Antisocial, Borderline).
Dec 26, 2006
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Misdiagnosing Anxiety
Patients with personality disorders are often anxious. Narcissists, for instance, are preoccupied with the need to secure social approval or attention (Narcissistic Suppl
Dec 18, 2006
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Misdiagnosing Asperger
Asperger's Disorder is often misdiagnosed as a cluster B personality disorder, most often as the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Dec 12, 2006
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Misdiagnosing Bipolar
The Bipolar Disorder got its name because the mania is followed by - usually protracted - depressive attacks. A similar pattern of mood shifts and dysphorias occurs in ma
Dec 7, 2006
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Syphilitic Narcissist
Syphilis in its tertiary (brain consuming) phase produces symptoms that are easily misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder comorbid with Personality Disorders.
Dec 1, 2006
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Insane Narcissist
The narcissist suffers from uncontrollable rage and grandiose fantasies. Most narcissists are also mildly obsessive-compulsive. Yet, all narcissists should be held accoun
Nov 14, 2006
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Insanity Defense
But if personality disorders are not objective clinical entities - what should we make of the insanity defense (NGRI- Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity)?
Nov 8, 2006
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