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

Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) affects approximately 2 percent of the population. 1 While it is diagnosed across genders, females are diagnosed with this disorder more often. Some of the “tells ...

Individuals with histrionic personality disorder (HPD) express emotion easily and dramatically. Regularly seen crying at weddings, their expression of affect may appear exaggerated. Individuals with ...

The exact cause of personality disorders is unclear. However, genetics, neurological differences, and environmental factors may contribute to the development of these complex mental health conditions.

HAMBURG — What is “normal” and what isn’t? This question is constantly being renegotiated in psychology. And sometimes, the boundaries shift, as they are now. What is considered a personality disorder ...

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 ...