What Is a Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
6. Risk Factors
Narcissistic personality disorder is most likely to show in teens and young adults. Some young children can also show similar symptoms, but it does not necessarily mean that they have the disorder. In such cases, the symptoms will likely fade as the patient learns social skills as they grow older.
As mentioned, genetics is a possible contributor, but no risk factors have been identified in this regard. Those people that are bought up with overly doting or overly critical parents are at a higher risk, but not all people from these backgrounds will develop the disorder. Males are statistically more likely to develop the disorder than females are.
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