Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA.
Personal Disord. 2010 Jul;1(3):195-6; discussion 200-1. doi: 10.1037/a0020638.
What is narcissism? Is it a dimensional personality trait? Is it the core element of a categorical form of psychopathology? Miller and Campbell (see record 2010-17135-004) present a thoughtful, scholarly, and well-written review of a substantial literature aimed at synthesizing research on trait narcissism and contemplating its relevance to the category of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). They also present an argument that research on trait narcissism should be used to help propel research on NPD, as explicated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). This latter argument is somewhat surprising in the context of the rest of Miller and Campbell's article and it is the focus of my commentary.
什么是自恋？它是一种维度性格特征吗？它是一种精神病理学分类形式的核心要素吗？米勒和坎贝尔（参见记录 2010-17135-004）对特质自恋的大量研究进行了深思熟虑、学术性强且写得很好的综述，并思考了其与自恋型人格障碍（NPD）分类的相关性。他们还提出了一个论点，即特质自恋的研究应该被用来帮助推动 NPD 的研究，正如《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》（第四版；DSM-IV；美国精神病学协会，1994）所阐述的那样。这后一个论点在米勒和坎贝尔文章的其余部分的背景下有些令人惊讶，这也是我评论的重点。
