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  1. W. Keith Campbell
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  1. Dept. Psychology/298, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA, 89557-0062

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Campbell, W.K., Baumeister, R.F. (2006). Narcissistic Personality Disorder. In: Fisher, J.E., O’Donohue, W.T. (eds) Practitioner’s Guide to Evidence-Based Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-28370-8_42

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