Psychotherapeutic case formulation: Plan analysis for narcissistic personality disorder
DiscussionIn the treatment of psychological disorders, precise case formulations allow therapists for making clinically appropriate decision, personalizing the intervention and gaining insight into the client's subjective experience. In the prototypical plan structure we developed for NPD, clients strive to strengthen their self-esteem and avoid loss of control, criticism and confrontation as well as to get support, understanding and solidarity. When beginning psychotherapy with a client presenting with NPD, the therapist can use these plans as valuable information to help writing tailored, and therefore more efficient, case formulations for their patients presenting with an NPD.
Source: Personality and Mental Health - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Loris Grandjean,
Jana Hummel,
Dominik Wyer,
H élène Beuchat,
Franz Caspar,
Rainer Sachse,
Thomas Berger,
Ueli Kramer Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research