Histrionic Personality Disorder

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Submitted by annmoore007 on April 26, 2009

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Histrionic Personality Disorder

Histrionic personality disorder, often abbreviated as (HPD).HPD is found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( the DSM-IV-TR) Histrionic Personality Disorder is 301.50.

HPD is a type of personality disorder in which the individual shows an enduring pattern of attention-seeking and excessively dramatic behaviors beginning in early adulthood and present across a broad range of situations. Individuals with HPD are highly emotional, charming, energetic, manipulative, seductive, impulsive, erratic, and demanding. HPD is classified as a Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personality disorder. The personality disorders which comprise Cluster B...

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