[Analytic inpatient treatment of malignant narcissism. A case study].
It is extremely doubtful whether a patient diagnosed with malignant narcissism will respond positively to analytic therapy, particularly group therapy. The prospects for recovery are not favourable because a patient with malignant narcissism has a tendency to destroy everything that is good, including the therapeutic relationship, and this destructiveness can seriously undermine the treatment of other patients. Nevertheless, in this article a case is presented that illustrates that long-term analytic in-patient treatment can be successful. The theoretical background to the diagnosis is outlined so that readers will be able to understand the nature of the treatment.
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Universitair Centrum Sint-Jozef te Kortenberg, België. kathleen.michiels@uc-kortenberg.be
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009289:Narcissism; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011594:Psychometrics; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group