| Mr. Ibrahem/Histrionic personality disorder | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Dramatic personality disorder[1] |
| Video explanation of cluster B personality disorders | |
| Specialty | Psychiatry |
| Symptoms | Exaggerated emotions, attention-seeking behavior[2] |
| Usual onset | By adulthood[2] |
| Duration | Long-term[2] |
| Causes | Unknown[1] |
| Differential diagnosis | Dependent personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, somatic symptom disorder, substance use disorder[1][2] |
| Treatment | Counselling[1] |
| Frequency | 1.8%[2] |
| Personality disorders |
|---|
| Cluster A (odd) |
| Cluster B (dramatic) |
| Cluster C (anxious) |
| Not otherwise specified |
| Depressive |
| Others |
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of exaggerated emotions and attention-seeking behavior.[2] This begins by early adulthood and occurs in multiple situations.[2] Interactions may be described as seductive, charming, or theatrical.[2] Those affected may also have a conversion disorder.[2]
The cause is unknown, though may involve genetic and environmental factors.[1] Diagnosis requires that symptoms be of a degree that causes impairment and are outside what is normal in a persons culture.[2][1] It is a cluster B personality disorder.[2]
Treatment is by supportive counselling or insight-oriented therapy.[1] While medications are not used for the disorder itself, they may be used for associated issues.[1] HPD is estimated to affect about 1.8% of people in the United States.[2] Women are diagnosed four times more often than men, though this may relate to men going undiagnosed.[1] It first occurred in the DSM in the second edition in 1968, though the symptoms were described more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i French, JH; Shrestha, S (January 2020). "Histrionic Personality Disorder". PMID 31194465.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l American Psychiatric Association (2013), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.), Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, pp. 667, ISBN 978-0890425558
- ^ Andrasik, Frank (2005). Comprehensive Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology, Adult Psychopathology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-471-75725-2. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2020-12-02.