Amber Heard's mental health was a main topic of testimony in court on Tuesday. Dr. Shannon Curry, a clinical and forensics psychologist hired by Johnny Depp's legal team amid his ongoing defamation trial against his ex, testified that she diagnosed Heard with borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder.
ET has reached out to Heard for comment.Dr. Curry's diagnoses, which she described as «two sides of the same coin,» came after reviewing «multiple sources» including testing, Heard's past medical records, the actress' self-report, and two meetings with the star.Dr.
Curry described personality as «the way we think, we feel and we act that make us who we are.» Thus a personality disorder, she said, «is some sort of dysfunction in those enduring traits.»«When we have a personality disorder, there are going to be disturbances in several different areas that are visible in almost all different facets of their life,» she said.When it comes to histrionic personality disorder, Dr.
Curry said that the hallmarks include «an overly dramatic presentation,» «drama and shallowness,» a need to «always be the center of attention,» and a «quick shift» between emotions.«She would suddenly be one way, and then she would become very animated or very sad,» Dr.
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