Editing Histrionic personality disorder (section)

==== Alternative model ====
The [[Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders]] (AMPD) does not list histrionic personality disorder as its own diagnostic entity.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5 |date=2013 |publisher=American Psychiatric Association |isbn=978-0-89042-554-1 |editor-last= |edition=5th |location=Washington, D.C |pages=761}}</ref> However, it is stated in the AMPD that what is conceptualized as HPD can instead be diagnosed as [[Personality disorder trait specified|Personality Disorder - Trait Specified]], which is a [[Dimensional models of personality disorders|dimensional]] diagnosis for personality disorders found in the alternative model.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5 |date=2013 |publisher=American psychiatric association |isbn=978-0-89042-554-1 |edition=5th |location=Washington |pages=771}}</ref>