mental health disorders
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Treatment of Histrionic Personality Disorder
Psychotherapy The Treatment of histrionic personality disorder are the same as those for all personality disorders. Little is known about how effective cognitive-behavioral therapy and medications are for histrionic personality disorder. Psychodynamic psychotherapy may be used. This type of psychotherapy focuses on underlying conflicts. The therapist may start by encouraging people to substitute speech for behavior and thus understand themselves better. This approach helps people with this disorder communicate with others in a less dramatic way. Then, the therapist can help them realize how their histrionic behaviors are an ineffective and inappropriate way to attract the attention of others and to make them feel better about themselves. 