Me too, too close to my own experience that is. And to be honest, although the general area of mental health has some interest for me, I'm not interested enough in the things that haven't affected me (or people I know) to go foraging. And the area is just too big. Mind you, I have read some 'scholarly' things that have made me gulp; where the so-called professionals or academics have said things that are, well, not scientific, heavily prejudiced. That saddens me. And makes me wary.
I'm sure there are recognisable patterns/symptoms for survivors of emotional abuse (surely I've read about them, in addition to having them shown to me). I didn't realise I'd been 'depressed' for most of my life; despite the evidence. How would I know?
As for those responsible for abuse, bring on the meds I guess. Narcissism isn't curable, i don't think, but it's not worth diagnosing either, there's no point. I wanted to mention this next point the other day too: the more certain people (celebs) 'come out' as being bipolar, the more I think, this is a deliberate mis-diagnosis. And it's not fair on true bipolar sufferers - not that I know anything about the condition, so I'm shooting the breeze here, pub talk. But I do wonder if, amongst certain people, bipolar is becoming the acceptable term for rampant Nism + denial. Just musing here.