Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a psychological condition that causes someone to engage in attention-seeking behavior. Some aspects of this condition may cause a person to lie to manipulate ...
Do you know someone who is basically always overly dramatic, excessively emotional, and seems to need to be the center of ...
Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...
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 ...
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 ...
Diagnosing personality disorders in children is controversial due to natural developmental shifts in mood and behavior. When maladaptive traits remain pervasive and persistent, however, a personality ...