Histrionic Personality Disorder

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Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is identified as a personality disorder characterized by an exaggerated display of emotion to gain attention and sympathy. Emotional reactions are manipulative and self-focused, and affect all all facets of interpersonal relationships. ^[1] About two thirds of individuals diagnosed with HPD are women.^[2]

Histrionic personality disorder falls within the B cluster of personality disorders, along with Borderline personality disorder, Antisocial personality disorder, and Narcissistic personality disorder. ^[1]

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Note: The American Psychiatric Association, which publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, forbids the unauthorized reproduction of their diagnostic criteria. A narrative of the DSM-IV-TR criteria follows.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. American Psychiatric Press: Washington DC
↑ Corbit, E.M. & Widiger, T.A. (1995). Sex differences among the personality disorders: An exploration of the data. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 2, 225-238.

Personality disorders
Cluster A (Odd): Schizotypal \| Schizoid \| Paranoid Cluster B (Dramatic): Antisocial \| Borderline \| Histrionic \| Narcissistic Cluster C (Anxious): Dependent \| Obsessive-Compulsive \| Avoidant

[dsmivtr-1] 1.0 ^1.1 American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. American Psychiatric Press: Washington DC

[2] Corbit, E.M. & Widiger, T.A. (1995). Sex differences among the personality disorders: An exploration of the data. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 2, 225-238.

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