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The Narcissistic Family: Diagnosis and Treatment. By Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman and Robert M. Pressman. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997 (paperback edition). vii + 181 pp. $25.95 (paper).
Narcissism has been a favourite topic of therapists, counsellors, and authors since the dawn of modern psychotherapy and, although considerable attention has been paid to the impact of narcissism on clients evidencing narcissistic tendencies in themselves, somewhat less has been given to those who have suffered the effects of narcissism in their family system. In The Narcissistic Family Donaldson-Pressman and Pressman have offered a concise and helpful account of the impact of narcissism upon those who have lived within an emotionally neglective or abusive family and offer a broad outline treatment model for adults presenting with narcissistic family of origin issues. The authors' interest...