Does clinical depression cause narcissism?

If someone suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder it is possible for them to also suffer from clinical depression. The way a narcissist perceives and interacts with their surroundings is often very unhealthy, thus sending them spiraling downward into a pit of cynicism and depression. read more

The life of the typical narcissist is, indeed, punctuated with recurrent bouts of dysphoria (ubiquitous sadness and hopelessness), anhedonia (loss of the ability to feel pleasure), and clinical forms of depression (cyclothymic, dysthymic, or other). read more