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Narcissism: A theoretical overview and brief application to group therapy

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  1. Postgraduate center for Mental Health, Washington Square Institute for Psychotherapy and Mental Health, New York, N. Y.

    Viola Furst Bernstein CSW (faculty of the Group Therapy Department)

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This paper was presented to the workshop leaders to help them in their preparation for leading the small groups that met after the demonstration sessions.

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Bernstein, V.F. Narcissism: A theoretical overview and brief application to group therapy. Group 3, 99–105 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456597

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