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NPD

American  

abbreviation

  1. narcissistic personality disorder.

  2. new product development.

  3. nitrogen-phosphorus detector.


NPD British  

abbreviation

  1. new product development

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Another complication is that NPD often goes undiagnosed and untreated, and many mental health clinicians have little experience with it.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

Psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, the DSM-5, outlines nine behavioral patterns involving grandiosity, empathy, and a person’s need for admiration, of which a patient must meet at least five for a formal diagnosis of NPD.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

The new Sick Kids hospital cost about £150m to build, but its full price tag over 25 years, including maintenance and facilities management fees, will be £432m under the NPD deal.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024

Sales for plush toys between 2021 and 2022 rose by 31%, according to the NPD Group’s U.S. retail tracking services, which covers part of the U.S. toys market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

Please do not forget that only a qualified mental health diagnostician can determine whether someone suffers from NPD and this, following lengthy tests and personal interviews.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin

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