In Histrionic Personality Disorder, which comorbidity pattern is described?

• A. Somatization and conversion disorders uncommon
• B. Generalized anxiety disorder is common
• C. Major depressive disorder is common
• D. Somatization and conversion disorders common

Answer: (D)

Histrionic Personality Disorder often intertwines with somatic symptom presentations because individuals have a strong need to be the center of attention and to elicit care from others. This can lead to expressing distress through physical symptoms, which is why somatization and conversion disorders frequently appear as comorbid patterns. The body-focused presentations tend to be a mechanism to maintain attention and sympathy, making somatic symptom-related disorders the most characteristic co-occurrence. While mood or anxiety issues like major depression or generalized anxiety can occur, they are not as specifically tied to the disorder’s interpersonal and dramatic style as somatic symptom disorders are.