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Histrionic personality disorder: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

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Histrionic personality disorder: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Histrionic personality disorder is a psychological condition characterized by attention-seeking behavior and excessive displays of emotion. Individuals suffering from this disorder are dramatic, gullible, and overly enthusiastic. They may express their feelings in a theatrical, exaggerated way, in order to draw attention towards them. They may also dress provocatively and behave in inappropriately seductive ways.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines this disorder as a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking behavior that begins in early adulthood, meeting at least 5 of the following criteria:


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