Transient Narcissism Induced by Substances, Circumstances: Cocaine, Alcohol (Conf. Presentation)
Channel: Prof. Sam Vaknin
Date: 2023-03-29

Substances such as cocaine and alcohol can render you a full-fledged narcissist for a few hours. Fame, power, money can accomplish the same startling transformation for years (Acquired Situational Narcissism).

Video presentation in 35th International conference on Mental Health and Psychiatry, April 17-18, 2023 Paris, France https://mentalhealth.neurologyconference.com/organizing-committee.php

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Addicted to Self-esteem: Understanding the neurochemistry of narcissism by using cocaine as a pharmacological model
Alina Kastner-Bosek https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-2838 office@alinakastner.com, Irena Dajic, and Matthäus Willeit https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8418-6188
https://doi.org/10.1177/20438087211044362

4. Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism: Associations with Alcohol Use, Alcohol Problems and Problem Recognition
Logan E. Welker, B.A.,* Raluca M. Simons, PhD, and Jeffrey S. Simons, PhD
J Am Coll Health. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as:
J Am Coll Health. 2019 Apr; 67(3): 226–234.
Published online 2018 Sep 19. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1470092

5. Linda Brannon and Jess Feist, Health Psychology, An Introduction to Behavior and Health, Sixth Edition, Thomson Wadsworth (2007)

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