Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a mental health condition characterized by excessively dramatic and attention-seeking behaviors. People with HPD have an intense need for attention and often ...

Individuals with histrionic personality disorder (HPD) express emotion easily and dramatically. Regularly seen crying at weddings, their expression of affect may appear exaggerated. Individuals with ...

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a condition that is characterized by acting overly dramatic. People with HPD may have shifting, shallow emotions and use their appearance to get attention.

Do you know someone who is basically always overly dramatic, excessively emotional, and seems to need to be the center of ...

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While NPD and HPD do share some characteristics, the full extent of symptoms are very different. Treatment for both often includes professional support and medications. Our personalities define a ...

Histrionic and borderline personality disorders often feature overlapping symptom themes. As personality disorders belonging to the same group classification, they can both involve intense, emotional, ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) categorizes histrionic personality disorder (HPD) and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) into the same cluster of ...