What are the costs and consequences of narcissism? Maybe jeopardizing your career, or an important relationship? Diana Diamond takes us through two cases of narcissism she has treated: one highfunctioning, the other more vulnerable.

Whether brought on by grandiosity or the lesserknown 'hiding the self' of vulnerable narcissism, the behaviors produced by pathological narcissism have their risks. In exploring the behaviors in therapy, the person's dominant object relation is revealed a major step forward in treatment.

We interviewed Diana Diamond about narcissism and its prevalence in our society today, all the way from healthy traits to Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).


Diana Diamond is an expert clinician who makes use of TransferenceFocused Psychotherapy in her practice treating NPD and BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder).

Check out our interviews of Otto Kernberg and Frank Yeomans for lots more related material: Kernberg:    • Otto Kernberg  
Yeomans:    • Frank Yeomans  

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