Sam Vaknin Ph.D
CIAPS (Commonwealth Institute for Advanced Professional Studies), Cambridge, UK; Toronto, Canada, Lagos, Nigeria · Israel
Editorial leadership for Journal of Human Psychology ISSN 2644-1101
Research interests
- Psychology
Biography
Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, international affairs, and award-winning short fiction. He is former Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Commonwealth Institute for Advanced and Professional Studies). He was the Editor-in-Chief of Global Politician and served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101. His YouTube channels garnered 80,000,000 views and 400,000 subscribers.
Selected publications
- Neurological Effects of Covid-19: Cluster B Personality Disorders? Recent 2025
- After the Rain: How the West Lost the East 2018
- Bioethics and Population 2018
- Capitalistic Musings 2018
- Corruption and Financial Crime 2018
- Narcissistic and Psychopathic Leaders 2018
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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