Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a mental health condition that causes people to use their looks or act overly dramatic to get attention.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." In extreme cases, these behaviors can be signs of histrionic personality disorder (HPD). The American ...

While NPD and HPD do share some characteristics, the full extent of symptoms are very different. Treatment for both often includes professional support and medications. Our personalities define a ...

In part 1 of this series, readers learned how Nancy's early relational dynamics encouraged her need to be the center of attention and influenced tumultuous emotions. So overwhelming were her emotional ...

Personality Disorders are long-standing patterns of thinking and behavior that lead to problems in interpersonal relationships and may cause impairment or distress in the person with the disorder. A ...

The defense claims Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky suffers from a condition known as histrionic personality disorder which would caused him to write letters to his alledged ...