There’s no question that healthy self-esteem serves us well. It helps us navigate everything from our personal growth to our relationships and careers. And while exaggerated self-esteem can lead to interpersonal and other challenges, even such inflation tends not to indicate psychiatric illness. However, when someone develops an excessive and pervasive sense of self-importance, becomes extremely preoccupied with themselves, and shows a lack of empathy for others, they might very well be struggling with a mental health condition known as narcissistic personality disorder, or NPD.
So how can one tell the difference between healthy self-esteem, occasional narcissism, and NPD? When should professional help be sought? And what does effective treatment look like?
Join us as Igor Weinberg, PhD, breaks down both the healthy and problematic ways we can see ourselves and the impacts of those perceptions, explores why NPD remains so stigmatized today, and answers questions about the disorder’s treatment and commonly co-occurring conditions.
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Igor Weinberg, PhD, specializes in the assessment and treatment of personality disorders, especially borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. His additional areas of expertise include treatment of suicidal behaviors and substance use disorders in patients with personality disorders.
Dr. Weinberg has published peer-reviewed papers and book chapters as well as presented at professional conferences and delivered workshops on understanding and treatment of suicidal patients and patients with personality disorders.
