Which demographic is most commonly diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Which demographic is most commonly diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

• A. Males
• B. Females
• C. Children
• D. Elderly people

Answer: (A)

Narcissistic personality disorder shows a higher prevalence in men than in women. In clinical and survey data, men are more often diagnosed with this pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy, with studies commonly reporting about twice as many men as women meeting criteria in clinical settings. The traits tend to be identified and labeled in late adolescence or early adulthood, and diagnosing such personality patterns in children is unreliable because personalities are still developing; the elderly are not a subgroup with a distinct higher prevalence. So, the demographic most commonly diagnosed is men.

Narcissistic personality disorder shows a higher prevalence in men than in women. In clinical and survey data, men are more often diagnosed with this pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy, with studies commonly reporting about twice as many men as women meeting criteria in clinical settings. The traits tend to be identified and labeled in late adolescence or early adulthood, and diagnosing such personality patterns in children is unreliable because personalities are still developing; the elderly are not a subgroup with a distinct higher prevalence. So, the demographic most commonly diagnosed is men.