Narcissistic phenomena have long been of considerable scientific and social interest. Some authors regard narcissism as a fad, while others see it as an increasingly frequent type of comorbidity or as a fundamental phenomenon representing a social megatrend. This volume traces narcissism from its normal forms of expression to severe narcissistic disorders. The book focuses on the remarkable changes that the concept of narcissism has undergone and continues to undergo. On the one hand, these chan ...