Psychiatric Care for Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Los Angeles

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility specializes in treating individuals aged 18 and older. We focus on providing acute psychiatric care for individuals facing mental health crises, ensuring appropriate and effective treatment.

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Insurance and Payment Options

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility accepts most major insurance providers, including Medicare and private insurance plans such as Aetna. We do not accept Medicaid. Our admissions team is available 24/7 to verify your plan’s benefits and help you take the next step. We also accept private pay.

Our Long Beach Location

At Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility in Long Beach, California, our inpatient and outpatient services are structured to provide a safe, supportive environment focused on symptom stabilization and mental well-being.

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Understanding Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a mental health condition characterized by a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, a constant need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. Individuals with NPD often have an inflated sense of their own importance and believe they are superior to others, which can lead to difficulties in relationships and social functioning.

They may exploit others to meet their own needs, require excessive attention, and struggle with criticism. While some traits of narcissism can be normal, NPD involves persistent and intense patterns that significantly impair a person’s daily life and relationships. Treatment is often aimed at developing healthier self-esteem and improving interpersonal skills.

Common Signs of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder may vary between the five types of NPD, but in many, there are common symptoms. The shared symptoms of the types include:

Entitlement
Exploitation of others
Need for compliments or admiration
Extreme belief in self-importance
Fantasies of having wealth, beauty, power, or intelligence
Thoughts of superiority
Arrogance
Vulnerability
Envy
Diminishing others

If you or a loved one exhibits these signs, consider talking to your doctor or therapist.

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When It’s Time to Seek Help

When a patient’s mental health is declining, it affects their cognitive, physical, and emotional health. Overwhelming feelings linked to stress or traumatic events can disrupt their day-to-day routines.

Deciding to seek treatment for a loved one or for your acute psychiatric crisis can be challenging. You may not know the warning signs of a mental health crisis. If you or a loved one needs crisis stabilization, please call Ocean View directly to speak with a knowledgeable team member. Alternatively, you can visit our website to find our email address.

Getting Started Is Easy

Step 1:
Contact a
Representative

Call to speak with an Ocean View representative. Alternatively, you can visit our website to chat or contact one of our admissions team members via email.

Step 2:
Verify
Insurance

When you speak with one of our admission team members, you will answer a few questions while they verify your insurance.

Step 3:
Schedule
Admission

Once your insurance is approved, we will determine if you require acute psychiatric care and schedule your admission.

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How Our Program Differs

We know you’re different from anyone else, so we offer acute mental health care that meets your unique needs. With Ocean View, you’ll experience stabilization-focused care that provides structure and support without stigma. With your input, we build partnerships with medical and behavioral health services so you can transition from us to your daily life. We do this through providing comprehensive mental health services that are accessible to everyone.

On-site Team of Psychiatrists: Our on-site psychiatrists provide medication stabilization, monitoring, and management. Your well-being is vital throughout your stay in our inpatient mental health crisis facility and our outpatient services.
Case Management & Aftercare Support: Case management begins when you’re admitted to either our inpatient or outpatient program. Our case managers and social workers ensure you have a safe place to go, whether that’s housing or a facility, once you leave us.
Transportation Coordination Provided: We offer transportation services coordinated with a trusted provider that takes you to and from inpatient intake, discharge destinations, as well as transportation to/from our onsite outpatient programs. *Transportation is provided to patients within a 50-mile radius
Stabilization for Managing Psychiatric Symptoms: Ocean View provides 24/7 inpatient psychiatric care. We also have outpatient treatment programs.
Patient Resource Network: Transitioning from inpatient or outpatient treatment can be overwhelming. That’s why we have an opt-in patient follow-up option. You don’t have to be alone in managing your symptoms.

Our Levels of Care for Those Struggling With Personality Disorders

Understanding the different levels of care available can help you make informed decisions about your mental health treatment. At Ocean View, we offer comprehensive options tailored to meet varying needs, from intensive inpatient programs to supportive outpatient services. Our goal is to provide the appropriate level of care to promote recovery and stability.

Our Inpatient Psychiatric Care

Individuals presenting with psychiatric symptoms can be admitted to Ocean View’s inpatient unit. Because mental health challenges present in a variety of ways, some of the criteria for admission include:

Insomnia, racing thoughts, impulsivity, rapid or pressured speech
Abnormal bouts of euphoric energy
Reckless behavior or making decisions that affect an individual’s safety or well-being
Inability to provide shelter, food, and safety as a result of mental impairment
Helplessness, hopelessness
Suicidal or homicidal ideations
Psychosis
Self-harming behaviors

Once you’re admitted, your team will develop a treatment plan that includes aftercare planning. Your treatment plan will be evaluated daily to reflect clinical improvement and make adjustments as needed.

Personalized Care

Ocean View’s inpatient program provides personalized, empathetic, comprehensive care. Our care team provides:

Licensed psychiatric care
24/7 nursing and monitoring
6 daily group sessions
Psychoeducational groups that focus on understanding acute psychosis and its symptoms
Therapeutic recreation sessions that support emotional regulation and engagement through structured activities such as art, painting, and music
Coping skills development to help with symptom management and quieting negative thoughts or feelings
Patients are placed in groups based on the severity of their symptoms

Medication Stabilization

Medication management is a key part of our inpatient crisis stabilization, where medications are carefully reviewed and prescribed based on each individual’s medical history, needs, and potential side effects. If a patient is experiencing agitation or other symptoms, appropriate medications may be used to help manage these issues safely. Continuous monitoring allows our healthcare team to make adjustments as needed to ensure optimal care and safety throughout treatment.

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Outpatient Levels of Care

Ocean View’s outpatient levels of care follow an inpatient stay or when symptoms aren’t acute enough to warrant hospitalization. Once your symptoms are evaluated, you will be admitted to either our partial hospitalization program (PHP) or intensive outpatient program (IOP). Both levels of care provide a safe, structured care that supports your symptom management.

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Partial Hospitalization Program

Our PHP is a more structured level of care than our IOP. While you are here, you will engage in care that enhances your coping skills and independence. The structured care includes:

Four group sessions a day that meet five days a week
Sessions that include a psychoeducational group led by a social worker and a therapeutic recreation support session led by a recreation therapist
Case management
Snacks and lunch

Intensive Outpatient Program

While our IOP is a structured level of care, we focus on providing the same secure, enjoyable, and compassionate care found in our inpatient and PHP levels of care. However, we also include:

Coping skills and emotional regulation
Community reintegration

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Continued Medication Management Support With Our PHP and IOP

After your acute psychosis symptoms and medication are stabilized, you will transition to a lower level of care, and you will receive medication management services. Both our PHP and IOP provide continued medication management under the care of our psychiatric team.

Aftercare & Opt-In Patient Follow-Up

Your aftercare plan isn’t developed as you approach returning to your life away from us. When you first create your treatment plan, you start planning your transition back into the real world. Our treatment team understands the importance of an individualized aftercare plan that addresses issues you face in the real world. Our personalized approach includes:

Case manager support
Outpatient transitions
Housing or facility placements
Community support referrals

Our Opt-In Patient Follow-Up (Patient Resource Network) continues to provide support and encouragement after you transition back into your life.

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Referral Information

Ocean View accepts referrals from doctors, psychologists, and psychiatrists. You will be actively involved in your patient’s care and treatment, allowing you to continue their psychiatric care with you. You can contact us anytime to learn about our services for mental health crises.

Moving Forward With Narcissism Treatment in Los Angeles

Our dedicated team is available 24/7 to answer your questions, assist with the intake process, and guide you towards the appropriate level of care. We are committed to making your transition as smooth and stress-free as possible.

FAQs

What can be mistaken for narcissism?

Is narcissistic personality disorder treatment available in Los Angeles?

What is the root cause of narcissism?

Can narcissism be cured?

Do I need medication for my narcissistic personality disorder?

Does insurance pay for narcissistic personality disorder care?

Do your levels of care include family support?

Yes, we recognize the vital role of family support and the importance of including family members in mental health recovery. While Ocean View provides short-term crisis stabilization, we also work to involve families in family therapy through support groups and family education. Our goal is to help patients and their loved ones build a strong support system and healthy relationships that promote long-term healing and stability. Family participation is encouraged to foster positive outcomes and ongoing progress.

Can I refer my patient to Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility?

What are the different types of NPD?

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a mental health disorder that has several types. The different types of NPD include:

Overt (Grandiose) Narcissism: This type of narcissism is the most well-known type of NPD. An overt narcissist is often extroverted, social, egotistical, bossy, and overly competitive. They need compliments, are attention-seeking, struggle to empathize with others, and have an over-inflated self-esteem and self-worth.
Covert (Vulnerable) Narcissism: Covert narcissism is the opposite of overt narcissism. A person with covert narcissism is exceptionally focused on themselves and looks for validation, but they use self-depreciation and backhanded compliments to get it. Often they play the victim, shame, blame, have a lack of empathy, or can’t take criticism.
Antagonistic Narcissism: Antagonistic narcissism is a subtype of overt narcissism. Antagonistic narcissists are highly competitive, seek rivalry, argue to argue, and will take advantage of people.
Communal Narcissism: The signs of a communal narcissist include their claim to a moral code that is based on fairness, but they don’t follow that code. They can also think of themselves as caring, giving, show emotional outrage at perceived acts of unfairness, and are extremely sensitive to what they see as injustice.
Malignant Narcissism: Mental health researchers consider malignant narcissism as the most serious type. They believe it is a combination of narcissism and antisocial personality. A person with malignant narcissism will often be vindictive, sadistic, paranoid, and aggressive, and will not allow criticism.

What mental health conditions can perpetuate NPD?

The symptoms of NPD can be magnified when another mental health condition is co-occurring. Patients with NPD and anxiety may have extreme stress, or a patient with bipolar disorder may experience an increased perception of self during their mood swings.

The coping tools a person with NPD may use are often harmful and can be dangerous. For example, a patient may use food as a way to handle their emotional distress, interpersonal issues, or lack of empathy towards others.

Narcissistic symptoms can also be a way to cope with feelings of vulnerability and lack of self-esteem. The use of narcissistic behaviors, like an inflated sense of self-importance or attention seeking, can hide or make it challenging to discover the underlying causes of NPD.

The trained mental health professionals at Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility use evidence-based interventions to stabilize acute psychiatric symptoms. Once stabilized, patients can continue working with their personal therapist to explore and address the underlying factors contributing to NPD-related behaviors.

Does NPD co-occur with other disorders?

There are common co-occurring mental health disorders that are linked with narcissism. Some of the mental health disorders and their personality traits include:

Depression: Those with NPD may also have the symptoms of depression because of the lack of self-esteem, the toll of interpersonal relationships, and shame.
Anxiety: The grandiose image a person with NPD displays is stressful; the stress and the fear of being criticized can lead to feelings of anxiety.
Bipolar Disorder: During the hypomanic or manic stage, a person may have an inflated sense of self, and when they experience the depressive stage, they can feel more vulnerable.

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): It’s not uncommon for BPD and NPD to be co-occurring disorders. They share the symptoms of difficulty in emotional regulation, being in a toxic relationship, and the inability to accept criticism.

Psychiatric Care for Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Los Angeles

Insurance and Payment Options

Our Long Beach Location

Understanding Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

Common Signs of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

When It’s Time to Seek Help

Getting Started Is Easy

Step 1: Contact a Representative

Step 2: Verify Insurance

Step 3: Schedule Admission

Contact Us Now

How Our Program Differs

Our Levels of Care for Those Struggling With Personality Disorders

Our Inpatient Psychiatric Care

Personalized Care

Medication Stabilization

We would love to help.

Outpatient Levels of Care

Partial Hospitalization Program

Intensive Outpatient Program

Continued Medication Management Support With Our PHP and IOP

Aftercare & Opt-In Patient Follow-Up

Referral Information

Moving Forward With Narcissism Treatment in Los Angeles

FAQs

We would love to help.

Step 1:
Contact a
Representative

Step 2:
Verify
Insurance

Step 3:
Schedule
Admission