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Individuals with histrionic personality disorder often engage in attention-seeking behaviour, and can be flirtatious. The individual in this question is described as having a low self-esteem and unstable moods which fits in better with a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder. It is not common for these individuals to display self-harm or suicidal behaviours.
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Histrionic personality disorder
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Generalised anxiety disorder would not normally present in this manner. It can cause symptoms such as feeling restless or worried a lot of the time, having trouble concentrating or physical symptoms like palpations and shortness of breath.
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b
Generalised Anxiety disorder
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Individuals with schizoid personality disorder would present with a lack of interest in social relationships. They often have limited emotional expression, and can present as cold or detached from people. Unlike the individual in the question, they often have very few relationships and do not typically display heightened emotions.
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c
Schizoid personality disorder
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This is the most likely diagnosis in this patient. Although this condition is more common in women, it should not be ignored in the male population. Individuals often have unstable moods and difficulty in relationships.
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a
Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)
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This often presents as intense fears of abandonment, excess reliance on caregivers and low self-esteem. They would find it difficult to make decisions or complete tasks without caregiver support.
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d
Dependant personality disorder
Concept
Chapter
2693
4622
Class B Personality Disorders
Topic
173
Psychiatry
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A 24-year-old male presents to A+E after a paracetamol overdose. He reports a history of unstable relationships, and often alternates between isolating partners to believing 'they are the best thing to have ever happened to him'. He finds he can have difficulty controlling anger and acts impulsively.

Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
a