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Narcissistic Fragility in the Process of Befriending the Unfamiliar

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Solan, R. Narcissistic Fragility in the Process of Befriending the Unfamiliar. Am J Psychoanal 58, 163–186 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022112416259

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