A. Challenging the patient's self-enhancing grandiose behavior and attitudes

B. Encouraging a collaborative exploration of the patient’s own accounts of problems and experiences

C. Treating co-occurring major mental conditions, such as bipolar disorder, substance use, and eating disorders

D. Giving adequate psychopharmacological treatment of overemphasized self-enhancement and attention seeking

A key component of treating narcissistic personality disorder is to encourage a collaborative exploration of the patient’s own accounts of problems and experiences. Key in on fluctuations in functioning, self-esteem, identity, and interpersonal interactions.

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