And how can we learn to spot the difference between an everyday bad boss or colleague — and the true narcissists? Dr Shoshana ...

We asked experts for books to help people understand narcissistic personality disorder. By Hope Reese When Supriya McKenna was ending her marriage, she turned to a psychologist for advice. Dr. McKenna ...

Experts have proposed categorizing narcissists into a variety of different subtypes, but a popular breakdown in the zeitgeist of late is grandiose (or over), vulnerable (or covert), communal, ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Talking to a narcissist—whose behavior is characterized by grandiosity, a constant need for admiration, ...

Leadership demands vision, decisiveness, and the capacity to inspire; however, these same traits, when rooted in a defended ego rather than the spirit of service, produce leadership styles that ...

Maybe they take the dog out for a walk, just as they promised. Maybe they drive you to the airport at 4 a.m. Maybe they get you a really nice birthday gift. These acts of kindness when coming from a ...

When a group gathers around a narcissistic, charismatic figure in a company, a start-up, a spiritual community, a political structure, or even a family system, the personality of the leader often ...

Narcissists aren’t just difficult—they can dismantle your career, drain your emotional reserves, and disrupt your personal life in ways that ripple out to everyone around you. The most challenging ...

Durham University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. You’ve probably seen the word “narcissist” thrown around online in headlines, on dating apps or in therapy-themed ...

It’s almost like something out of the X-Files. Since the early 1980s, psychologists have been tracking something they just can’t explain in their data: a steady rise in levels of narcissism, in both ...