Narcissism and Its Discontents: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Treatment Strategies With Narcissistic Patients integrates contemporary research with psychoanalytic theory, offering clinicians strategies for dealing with the complex situations that can arise when treating patients with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). The book recognizes the challenge of defining NPD due to its pleomorphic nature and provides a variety of psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic approaches, including transference and countertransference, to adjust treatment to the patient rather than constraining clinician and patient by strictly adhering to a manualized treatment. A chapter on the cultural aspects of narcissism addresses the recent societal fascination with NPD in the discourse on politics and celebrity, particularly in the age of social media. Clinicians working in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, partial hospital, or inpatient settings will find a wealth of approaches to treating a diverse and challenging patient population in Narcissism and Its Discontents.