Absolutely not. There are plenty of studies indicating that narcissist tend to get ahead in institutional contexts and I see no reason to think academia to be l

Absolutely not. There are plenty of studies indicating that narcissist tend to get ahead in institutional contexts and I see no reason to think academia to be less viciously competitive than anywhere else. As for psych departments harboring a greater share of crazies, this is just a personal observation in an area that falls beyond the normally accepted range of research topics. Ask around, you might hear similar things; you might not.