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48 S.U. L. Rev. 225 (2020-2021)
The Effects of Parental Narcissistic Personality Disorder on Families and How to Defend "Invisible Victims" of Abuse in Family Court

handle is hein.journals/soulr48 and id is 237 raw text is: THE EFFECTS OF PARENTAL NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER ON FAMILIES AND HOW TO DEFEND INVISIBLE VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN FAMILY COURT Emily Labatut* ABSTRACT The goal of this Article is not to provide a psychological diagnosis, but rather to provide resources and advice to assist others in understanding Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). A diagnosis of NPD is not gender specific as both men and women exhibit narcissistic traits. This disorder often stems from the narcissist's own damaging childhood and upbringing. Most narcissists needed to heal but never received or sought healing. Consequently, the aim of this Article is to provide awareness and encourage families to establish healthy relationships. Additionally, it states that judges in family court should be aware of dysfunctional family dynamics and how the many forms of abuse and neglect present in court so that they are able to act in the best interest of the child involved. A healthy relationship is defined as an interpersonal interaction in which each person is able to consider and act on his or her own needs, experience, and point of view, as well as being able to consider and respond to the experience of the other person.1 Further, this Article sheds light on the critical problem of emotional abuse and maltreatment and provides information useful for legal professionals and spouses to identify and defend against legal challenges in court. * J.D. Candidate, Southern University Law Center, 2022 and M.A. Candidate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Southern University Baton Rouge, 2023. 1. Alan Rappoport, Co-Narcissism: How We Accommodate to Narcissistic Parents 1, 3 (2005), http://www.alanrappoport.com/pdf/Co- Narcissism%20Article.pdf.

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