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Table 2 Relatives diagnoses as reported by participants (n = 152)

From: Living with pathological narcissism: a qualitative study

Personality disorder

43% (n = 65)

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

29% (n = 44)

Borderline Personality Disorder

5% (n = 9)

Other

7% (n = 11)

Not Specified

4% (n = 7)

Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

12% (n = 18)

Anxiety Related Disorder

10% (n = 15)

Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorder

7% (n = 10)

Substance Related and Addictive Disorders

5% (n = 8)

Bipolar and Related Disorders

20% (n = 31)

Depressive Disorders

30% (n = 46)

Autism Spectrum Disorders

1% (n = 2)

Trauma Related Disorders

9% (n = 14)

Psychotic Disorders

5% (n = 7)

  1. Note. The percentages and numbers of diagnoses endorsed are greater than the total number of participants as many relatives had been diagnosed with ‘co-morbid’ disorders. ‘Other’ personality disorder group includes avoidant (n = 3), histrionic (n = 2), antisocial (n = 4), schizoid (n = 1) and paranoid (n = 1)