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On Narcissistic Abuse

  • BROWN, N. (2008). Children of the Self-Absorbed. A Grown-Up´s Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents. New Harbinger Publications Inc./ Oakland.
  • DURVASULA, R. (2015). Should I stay or should I go ? Surviving a relationship with a narcissist. Post Hill Press New York/Nashville.
  • EVANS, P. (2012). Victory Over Verbal Abuse. Adams Media, New York.
  • TUDOR, H.G. (2016). Fuel. Create a Space. Independent publishing platform.
  • LEVINE, P. (1997). Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences. North Atlantic Books.
  • KOLK, B. A. VAN DER (2014). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin/Random House New York.
  • MARLOW-MACOY, A. (2020). The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook. Rockridge Press.
  • MARTINEZ-LEWI, L. (2013). Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life: At Home. At Work. With Friends. Penguin Books, London.
  • MATÉ, G. (2011). When the Body says No, the Cost of Hidden Stress. Wiley, New York.
  • NORTHRUP, C. (2018). Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath’s Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power. Hay House Inc., Carlsbad.

    On Narcissistic in Psychiatry and Therapy

    • BROWN, N. (2008). Children of the Self-Absorbed. A Grown-Up´s Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents. New Harbinger Publications Inc./ Oakland.
    • DURVASULA, R. (2015). Should I stay or should I go ? Surviving a relationship with a narcissist. Post Hill Press New York/Nashville.
    • EVANS, P. (2012). Victory Over Verbal Abuse. Adams Media, New York.
    • TUDOR, H.G. (2016). Fuel. Create a Space. Independent publishing platform.
    • LEVINE, P. (1997). Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences. North Atlantic Books.
    • KOLK, B. A. VAN DER (2014). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin/Random House New York.
    • MARLOW-MACOY, A. (2020). The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook. Rockridge Press.
    • MARTINEZ-LEWI, L. (2013). Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life: At Home. At Work. With Friends. Penguin Books, London.
    • MATÉ, G. (2011). When the Body says No, the Cost of Hidden Stress. Wiley, New York.
    • NORTHRUP, C. (2018). Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath’s Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power. Hay House Inc., Carlsbad.

      On Narcissism in Communication and Sociology

      • CHOMSKY, N. (1989; 2002). Media Control. New York 2002.
      • CHOMSKY, N. (1967). On Resistance. In: The New York Review of Books, Dec. 7. 1967.
      • DORCHAIN, C. S. (2021). Crime as Language I – Narcissism and Sophistry, an Elective Affinity?, Athens: ATINER’S Conference Paper Series, No: PHI2021-271.
      • FORRESTER, V. (1996). The Terror of the Economy. Goldmann Publishing.
      • GOLDNER, C. (2000). Die Psycho-Szene. Pattloch Publishing.
      • KAUFMAN, S. B. (2021). The Science of Spiritual Narcissism. Scientific American Mind, Vol. 32 No. 2, 17, doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0321-17
      • MACCOBY, M. (2004). Narcissistic leaders : The incredible Pros, the inevitable Cons. Harvard Business Review, January 2004.
      • MÜNKLER, H. (2002). The wars of the 21st century, International Review of the Red Cross, Vol. 85, 849, March 2002, 7–22.
      • NORRIS, P. (2021). Cancel Culture: Myth or Reality? Political Studies. Harvard Kennedy School. Cambridge, MA., Vol. 71, 145–174.

        On Narcissism in Historical and Systemic Contexts

        • BODEN, D. (Ed.) (2015). Rousseau, J.-J. (1753). Narcissos or Self-Love. Contra mundum.
        • FELDHERR, A. (2010). Playing Gods: Ovid’s Metamorphoses and the Politics of Fiction. Princeton University Press, Princeton 2010.
        • HÜBSCHER, A. (Ed.) (1989). Schopenhauer, A., Manuscript Remains in Four Volumes, Vol. 3, Berlin Manuscripts (1818-1830), Berg, Oxford/ New York/ Munich.
        • OSTWALD, M. (Ed.) (1956). Platon, Protagoras. The Library of Liberal Arts. Bobbs-Merrill, New York. Open source https://www.bard.edu/library/arendt/pdfs/Plato-Protagoras.pdf

          Renowned Studies on Narcissism, The Dark Triad, PTSD, IPV and PAS. 

          • ASHTON, M. C. & LEE, K. (2001). A theoretical basis for the major dimensions of personality. European Journal of Personality, Vol. 15, 327–353
          • BAKER, A. (2024). How Narcissists Retaliate via Procedural and Legal Abuse. Psychology today, 2024. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/beyond-cultural-competence/202304/how-narcissists-retaliate-via-procedural-and-legal-abuse
          • BAKER, A. J. L. & DARNALL, D. (2006). Behaviors and Strategies Employed in Parental Alienation: A Survey of Parental Experiences. Journal of Divorce & amp; Remarriage, 45(1–2), 97–124. https://doi.org/10.1300/J087v45n01_06
          • BARNETT, M. D. & SHARP, K. J. (2017). Narcissism, gender, and evolutionary theory: The role of private and public self-absorption. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 104, 326–332.
          • BESSER, A., PRIEL, B. (2009). Emotional responses to a romantic partner’s imaginary rejection: The roles of attachment anxiety, covert narcissism, and self-evaluation. Journal of Personality, Vol. 77, 1, 287–325.
          • BIANCHI, E. (2018). Narcissism and the economic environment. In: Handbook of Trait Narcissism: Key Advances, Research Methods, and Controversies. Springer international publishing, 157-163.
          • BODDY, C. R., 2014. Corporate psychopaths, conflict, employee affective well-being and counterproductive work behavior. Journal of business ethics, Vol. 121, 107-121.
          • BREMNER, J. D. (2006). Traumatic stress: effects on the brain. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 8(4), 445–461.
          • BUCKLES, E., JONES, D., PAULHUS, D.L. (2013). Behavioral confirmation of everyday sadism. Psychological Science, Vol. 24, 11, 2201 –2209.
          • BUYL, T., BOONE, C. & WADE, J. B. (2019). CEO narcissism, risk-taking, and resilience: An empirical analysis in US commercial banks. Journal of Management, Vol. 45, 1372-1400.
          • CAIN, N. M., PINCUS, A. L., ANSELL, E. B. (2008). Narcissism at the crossroads: Phenotypic description of pathological narcissism across clinical theory, social/personality psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis. Clinical Psychology Review, Vol. 28, 4, 638–656.
          • CAMPBELL, K.W. & TWENGE, J.M. (2015). Narcissism, emerging media, and society. In: ROOSEN, L., CHIVER, N., CARRIER, M. (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society. Wiley & Sons. 358-370.
          • CORRY, N., MERRITT, R.D., MRUG, S., & PAMP, B. (2008). The factor structure of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment, Vol. 90, 593–600.
          • DAY, N.J.S., TOWNSEND, M.L. & GRENYER, B.F.S. (2020). Living with pathological narcissism: a qualitative study. Borderline personality disorder and emotional dysregulation, Vol. 7, 19 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-020-00132-8
          • DEMAREST, R. A. (2009). The relationship between Stockholm syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder in battered women . Inquiries Journal/Student Pulse , 1 (11), 1 – 3.
          • FAZEKAS, Z., HATEMI, P. (2021). Narcissism in political participation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 47, 3. 347-361.
          • FURNHAM, A., RICHARDS, S. C. & PAULHUS, D. L. (2013). The Dark Triad of Personality: A 10 Year Review. Social and personality psychology compass, Vol. 7, 199-216.
          • GALAIS, C. & RICO, G. (2021). An unjustified bad reputation? The Dark Triad and support for populism. Electoral Studies, Vol. 72, 102357.
          • GARDNER, R. (2001). Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS): Sixteen Years Later, Academy Forum, vol. 45, no 1,‎ 2001, p. 10–12
          • GEORGE, V. (2013). Stockholm syndrome and intimate partner violence (Unpublished honours thesis). Victoria University of Wellington , Wellington.
          • GERBERTH, V. J. & TURCO, R. (1997). Antisocial personality disorder, sexual sadism, malignant narcissism, and serial murder. Journal of Forensic Sciences. Vol. 42, 42. Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley: 49–60. doi:10.1520/JFS14067J.
          • GOOSBY, B., WINKLE-WAGNER, R., ZHANG, A. (2024). The Uterus Keeps the Score: Black Women Academics’ Insights and Coping with Uterine Fibroids, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 10.1177/00221465241268434, (2024).
          • GREEN, A., MACLEAN, R., CHARLES, K. (2019). Perceptions of female narcissism in intimate partner violence: A thematic analysis. Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 28, 13–27.
          • GREEN, A., MACLEAN, R., CHARLES, K. (2020. a). Recollections of parenting styles in the development of narcissism: The role of gender. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 167, 110246.
          • GREEN, A., MACLEAN, R., CHARLES, K. (2020. b). Unmasking gender differences in narcissism within intimate partner violence. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 167, 110247.
          • GREEN, A., MACLEAN, R., CHARLES, K. (2022). Female narcissism. Assessment, etiology, and behavioral manifestations. Psychological Reports, 2022, Vol. 125, 6, 2833-2864.
          • GRIJALVA, E., NEWMAN, D. A., TAY, L., DONELLAN, M. B., HARMS, P. D., ROBINS, R. W., YAN, T. (2015). Gender differences in narcissism: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 141, 2, 261–310.
            • HOANG, G., LUU, T., TRAN, Q., YANG, M. (2024). The impact of narcissism on entrepreneurial intentions: The roles of entrepreneurial alertness, entrepreneurial passion, and internal locus of control. The International Journal of Management Education, Vol. 22, 3, 1-13.
            • ISAILA, O.M., HOSTIUC, S. (2022). Medical-Legal and Psychosocial Considerations on Parental Alienation as a Form of Child Abuse: A Brief Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Jun 17;10 (6):1134. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10061134.
            • JOHN, O., NAUMANN, L., SOTO, C. (2008) Paradigm Shift to the Integrative Big Five Trait Taxonomy. Handbook of Personality Theory and Research. 3. Ed, 114–117
            • KEALY, D., OGRODNICZUK, J. S. (2023). Attachment insecurity and dysfunctional identity as contributors to pathological narcissism, and mediators of adverse parenting, Discover Psychology, 10.1007/s44202-023-00109-y, 3, 1, (2023).
            • KJAERVIK, S. L., & BUSHMAN, B. J. (2021). The link between narcissism and aggression: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000323
            • LEBRETON, J. M., SHIVERDECKER, L. K., GRIMALDI, E. M. (2018). The Dark Triad and Workplace Behavior. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Vol. 5, 387-414.
            • LEE, K., & ASHTON, M. C. (2005). Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism in the Five Factor Model and the HEXACO model of personality structure. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 38, 1571–1582.
            • MILLER, J. D., DIR, A., GENTILE, B., WILSON, L., PRYOR, L. R., CAMPBELL, W. K. (2010). Searching for a vulnerable dark triad: Comparing factor 2 psychopathy, vulnerable narcissism, and borderline personality disorder. Journal of Personality, 78(5), 1529–1564.
            • MOSS, J. & O’CONNOR, P. J., 2020. The Dark Triad traits predict authoritarian political correctness and alt-right attitudes. Heliyon, Vol. 6, le 04453.
            • NILES, B., LANG, A., OLFF, M. (2023). Complementary and integrative interventions for PTSD. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2023;14(2):2247888. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2247888.
            • OLIVER, E., COATES, A., BENNETT, J., WILLIS, M. (2023). Narcissism and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trauma Violence Abuse. Epub Sep. 2023. 2024. Jul. 25, 3, 1871-1884. doi: 10.1177/15248380231196115. 
            • ONOFREI, L. (2009). A critical examination of the theoretical and empirical overlap between overt narcissism and male narcissism and between covert narcissism and female narcissism. Theses, Dissertations, and Projects, 11–33.
            • PAULHUS, D. L. & WILLIAMS, K. M., 2002. The Dark Triad of Personality: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy. Journal of Personality, Vol. 36, 556-563.
            • PINCUS, A. L., PIMENTEL, C. A., CAIN, N. M., WRIGHT, A. G. C., LEVY, K. N., ANSELL, E. B. (2009). Initial Construction and Validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory. Psychological Assessment, Vol. 21, 3, 365–379.
            • RONNINGSTAM, E. (2016). New Insights into Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Psychiatric Times, Vol 33, 2, Online.
            • SCHIMMENTI, A. & CARRETTI, V. (2016). Linking the overwhelming with the unbearable: Developmental trauma, dissociation, and the disconnected self. Psychoanalytic Psychology, Vol. 33, 1, Jan. 2016, 106-128
            • SEITZER, L. (2011). Narcissism: Why it´s So Rampant in Politics. Narcissistic Politicians Don´t Serve The People, They Serve Themselves. Retrieved November 2024, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/evolution-the-self/201112/narcissism-why-its-so-rampant-in-politics
            • SENAT DE FRANCE (2022). Dénonciation du syndrome d´aliéniation parentale. Question
            • écrite n°00604 – 16e législature.
            • https://www.senat.fr/questions/base/2022/qSEQ220700604.html
            • WHITE, M. & VILLINES, Z. (2023). What is “grey rocking”? Medical News Today, Brighton, UK. Retrieved November 24, from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/grey-rock
            • WOLVEN, K. E. (2015). Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism: Where do the emotional differences lie? (Psychology Theses Paper 18). USC Aiken.
            • WOOD, R. (2023). A Study of Malignant Narcissism. Personal and Professional Insights. Routledge, London 2023.
            • WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (2021). Violence against women. Retrieved December 22, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women
            • WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION & PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (2012). Understanding and addressing violence against women: Intimate partner violence. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/77432
            • WRIGHT, A. G. C., LUKOWITSKY, M., PINCUS, A., CONROY, D. (2010). The higher order factor structure and gender invariance of the pathological narcissism inventory. Assessment, Vol. 17, 4, 467–483.
            • ZAGENCZYK, T.J., SMALLFIELD, J., SCOTT, K.L., GALLOWAY, B., PURVIS, R.L. (2017). The moderating effect of psychological contract violation on the relationship between narcissism and outcomes: an application of trait activation theory. Front Psychology,  2017, Vol. 8, 1113.

              Domestic Violence 

              What It Is

              Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)—often called domestic violence—occurs when one partner inflicts sexual, physical, or psychological harm on another (World Health Organization, 2021).

              Global Prevalence

              • Roughly 30 % of women worldwide have endured physical or sexual IPV.
              • People of every gender can be affected, but women are disproportionately targeted (WHO & Pan American Health Organization, 2012).

              Health Consequences for Survivors

              • Physical & medical: injuries, chronic pain, gynaecological complications.
              • Mental-health: PTSD / C-PTSD, depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidal ideation.
              • Behavioural & secondary: substance misuse, disordered eating or sleeping, smoking, risky sexual behaviour.

              Global Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Statistics (2023)

              Despite ongoing education efforts, the situation remains dire for women. Where laws against domestic violence exist, only a fraction of incidents are reported. Many women remain trapped in violent relationships or face significant challenges in seeking safety after escaping.

              General Overview

              • Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence: Predominantly perpetrated by men against women.

              • Approximately 1 in 3 (35 %) women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime (World Health Organization [WHO]).

              • Child Sexual Abuse: Affects both boys and girls, with approximately 20 % of women and 5–10 % of men reporting being victims of sexual violence as children (WHO).

              • Risk Comparison: Women aged 15–44 are more at risk from domestic violence and rape than from car accidents, cancer, war, and malaria (WHO).

              • Homicide Statistics: Between 2001–2012, nearly double the number of American women were murdered by current or former male partners compared to US troops killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (WHO).

              Africa

              • Prevalence: About 37 % of women in Africa have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Some regions, like Sub-Saharan Africa, report even higher rates (WHO) (UNESCO).

              SPECIFIC COUNTRIES

              • Democratic Republic of Congo: Approximately 52 % of women have experienced intimate partner violence (UNESCO).

              • South Africa: Nearly 50 % of women have experienced some form of abuse (UNESCO).

              Child Abuse: High rates of children witnessing or experiencing abuse, contributing to the cycle of violence (UN Women).

              Asia

              • Prevalence: Between 11 % and 64 % of women in Asia and the Pacific have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner (UNFPA Asiapacific).

              SPECIFIC COUNTRIES

              • Afghanistan: Approximately 87 % of women have experienced at least one form of physical, sexual, or psychological violence in their lifetime (UNESCO).

              • India: Around 37 % of women have reported experiencing spousal violence (UN Women).

              • China: 38 % of women have experienced psychological violence by their partners (UN Women).

              • Vietnam: 86 % of survivors knew their rapist, often a partner or family member (UN Women).

              Child Abuse: Significant rates of children witnessing or experiencing violence, perpetuating the cycle of abuse (UN Women).

              Europe

              • Prevalence: Approximately 22 % of women in Europe have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence (WHO) (Women Against Violence Europe).

              SPECIFIC COUNTRIES

              • Turkey: Around 38 % of women reported experiencing intimate partner violence (UNESCO).

              • Russia: About 25 % of women have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner (UNESCO).

              Child Abuse: Children witnessing or experiencing domestic violence at significant rates, with lasting impacts on mental health and behavior (UN Women).

              North America (USA)

              • Prevalence: 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men in the USA have experienced severe intimate partner violence (Harvard Gazette).

              • Homicide Statistics: Nearly double the number of American women were murdered by current or former male partners compared to US troops killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (WHO).

              • Child Abuse: High rates of children witnessing or experiencing domestic violence, contributing to a cycle of violence and trauma (Harvard Gazette).

              South America

              • Prevalence: Approximately 33 % of women in South America have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence (WHO).

              SPECIFIC COUNTRIES

              • Bolivia: Nearly 53 % of women have experienced intimate partner violence (UNESCO).

              • Peru: About 49 % of women have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner (UNESCO).

              Child Abuse: High incidence of children witnessing or experiencing domestic violence, which has severe long-term effects (UN Women).

              Australia / Pacific

              • Prevalence: High rates of intimate partner violence, with countries like Nauru reporting over 43 % of women experiencing sexual violence by a non-partner, and 28 % of women in Vanuatu stating their first sexual experience was forced (UN Women).

              SPECIFIC COUNTRIES

              • Australia: 1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men have experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or former partner (UNFPA Asiapacific).

              • Papua New Guinea: Approximately 68 % of women have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner (UNESCO).

              Child Abuse: High rates of children witnessing or experiencing domestic violence, leading to long-term trauma (UN Women).

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                Narcissism and the Law is a timely, much-needed guide to how narcissistic and antisocial traits ripple through families, courtrooms, and entire systems. Ami Elsius weaves solid psychological research with real-world cases, offering both clear explanations and hands-on tools. Some ideas will spark debate—which is exactly what moves a dynamic field forward—but every page is driven by compassion for survivors and a call for systemic change. Read it for insight, use it for action, and keep it close as a source of strength.

                — Dr Samuel West, Clinical Psychologist

                Ami Elsius delivers a courageous and illuminating exploration of how narcissistic personalities weaponise law and language alike. By uniting trauma theory with sharp legal analysis and vivid case illustrations, she shows survivors, practitioners, and institutions exactly where manipulation hides—and how to dismantle it. I was honoured to advise on the rhetoric behind these power dynamics, an aspect usually overlooked. This book is not just informative; it equips readers to rebuild resilience and drive overdue institutional change.

                — Dr Claudia Simone Dorchain, Philosopher

                You can’t fight what you don’t understand.

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