Suggests that narcissistic, borderline, and antisocial personality disorders are not discrete diagnostic categories, but that they lie along a continuum and have in common the dimensions of degree of self-centeredness and degree of differentiation. Presents evidence supporting existence of continuum of behavior rather than discrete diagnostic…

Argues that some institutional abuse of children is caused by frustrated attempts to treat children who are not treatable due to their extensively damaging life experiences. Suggests that first, the existence of such children should be recognized, and second, that some minimal care facilities should be adapted for housing them. (Author/GC)