title: Inpatient Therapeutic Assessment With Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
abstract: Growing evidence supporting the effectiveness of Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment (C/TA) has led clinicians and researchers to apply C/TA to a variety of clinical populations and treatment settings. This case example presents a C/TA inpatient adaptation illustrated with narcissistic personality disorder. After a brief overview of salient concepts, I provide a detailed account of the clinical interview, test interpretation paired with diagnostic considerations specific to narcissism, planned intervention, and discussion of assessment results. Throughout the case study, I attempt to demonstrate defining features of C/TA, inpatient adaptations, and clinical techniques that encourage meaningful engagement with a "hard to reach" personality.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Wayne State University.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hinrichs
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012392:Rorschach Test