HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Course overview

A HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER, OR COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DRAMATIC PERSONALITY DISORDER, IS A PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER DISTINGUISHED BY A PATTERN OF EXAGGERATED EMOTIONALITY AND ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIORS. A HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER IS CATEGORIZED WITHIN THE “CLUSTER B” OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS. CLUSTER B PERSONALITY DISORDERS INCLUDE CONDITIONS SUCH AS NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER, BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER, AND ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER. THESE PERSONALITY DISORDERS ARE COMMONLY DESCRIBED AS DRAMATIC, EXCITABLE, ERRATIC, OR VOLATILE. SPECIFICALLY, PEOPLE WITH HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER ARE TYPICALLY CHARACTERIZED AS FLIRTATIOUS, SEDUCTIVE, CHARMING, MANIPULATIVE, IMPULSIVE, AND LIVELY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.