The FULL TEXT of Sam Vaknin's classic, groundbreaking BIBLE of NARCISSISM and NARCISSISTIC ABUSE, now in its 9th revision. Tips and advice as well as the most complete clinical background. Narcissistic Personality Disorder and its effects on the narcissist, the psychopath and their nearest and dearest - in 100 frequently asked questions and two essays - a total of 680 pages! Updated to reflect the NEW criteria in the recent fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).

A first-hand account of the anatomy of a mental illness - Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD): its origins, its unfolding, its outcomes.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and relationships with abusive narcissists and psychopaths: the point of view and lessons of the victims.

Narcissistic and psychopathic leaders come in all shapes and degrees of virulence. Learn to recognize them in various settings (the workplace, religion/church, or politics) and to cope with the toxic fallout of their "leadership".

Dozens of Frequently Asked Questions regarding Pathological Narcissism, relationships with abusive narcissists and psychopaths, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Narcissistic and psychopathic leaders come in all shapes and degrees of virulence. Learn to recognize them in various settings (the workplace, religion/church, or politics) and to cope with the toxic fallout of their "leadership". Includes analyses of historical figures from Alexander the Great to Jesus and from Hitler to Trump and Obama.

A book-length psychodynamic study of pathological narcissism, relationships with abusive narcissists and psychopaths, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder, using a new vocabulary.

Can narcissists and psychopaths be cured? Can their behaviour be modified? How are these mental health disorders diagnosed?