Malignant narcissism

Malignant narcissism is a psychological syndrome comprising a mix of narcissism, antisocial behavior, sadism, and a paranoid outlook on life.^[1] Malignant narcissism is not a diagnostic category defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Rather, it is a subcategory of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)^[2] which could also include traits of antisocial personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder.

Malignant narcissists are grandiose and always ready to raise hostility levels, which undermines the families and organizations in which they are involved, and dehumanizes the people with whom they associate.^[3]

^ Campbell, Robert Jean (2009). Campbells' Psychiatric Dictionary (Ninth ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 574. ISBN 978-0-19-534159-1. LCCN 2008035593.
^ Diamond, Diana; Yeomans, Frank; Keefe, John R. (June 2021). "Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Pathological Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (TFP-N)". Psychodynamic Psychiatry. 49 (2): 244–272. doi:10.1521/pdps.2021.49.2.244. ISSN 2162-2590. PMID 34061655. S2CID 235298047.
^ Abdennur, Alexander (2000). Camouflaged aggression: The hidden threat to individuals and organizations. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Brush Education. pp. 32, 87–9. ISBN 978-1-55059-198-9.

[1] Campbell, Robert Jean (2009). Campbells' Psychiatric Dictionary (Ninth ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 574. ISBN 978-0-19-534159-1. LCCN 2008035593.

[2] Diamond, Diana; Yeomans, Frank; Keefe, John R. (June 2021). "Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Pathological Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (TFP-N)". Psychodynamic Psychiatry. 49 (2): 244–272. doi:10.1521/pdps.2021.49.2.244. ISSN 2162-2590. PMID 34061655. S2CID 235298047.

[3] Abdennur, Alexander (2000). Camouflaged aggression: The hidden threat to individuals and organizations. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Brush Education. pp. 32, 87–9. ISBN 978-1-55059-198-9.

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