Medically reviewed by Aleesha Grier, PsyDMedically reviewed by Aleesha Grier, PsyD Histrionic and narcissistic personality disorders both involve attention-seeking behavior but in different ways.

Histrionic personality disorder involves symptoms such as expressing excessive emotions, being provocative, and seeking an excessive amount of attention in ordinary social situations. Together with ...

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 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 ...