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The reflex to stamp on the narcissist label has falsely conflated any cruel or deceitful behavior with narcissism, says Craig Malkin, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, the author of Rethinking Narcissism, and a clinical psychologist who treats NPD.

And not all narcissists are abusive, Malkin adds.

“Empathy is not solid or reliable,” Malkin says.

“There’s such a diversity among the population of people with narcissistic personality,” says Malkin.

“It doesn’t work,” said Elisabeth Malkin, deputy program director for Latin America at the International Crisis Group.