Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is one of the cluster B personality disorders (PDs).
HPD is characterized by persistent and excessive emotionality and attention seeking that dev...
The diagnosis is made when the individual meets the criteria for the disorder according to the DSM-5, indicated by the presence of ≥5 of the following symptoms, which must be present in a va...
Frequently, people with this disorder do not seek psychological help because they are lacking in insight into their condition. They may have achieved some success due to social influence and...
If the patient is on a pharmacologic regimen, initial monitoring should be frequent (every 2 weeks) to evaluate the effectiveness,...
301.50 Histrionic personality disorder, unspecified
301.59 Other histrionic personality disorder
HPD is characterized by persistent patterns of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, deviating from one's culture and social environment.
Cultural differences in emotional expre...
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