mental health disorders
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Treatment of Avoidant Personality Disorder
Cognitive-behavioral therapy that focuses on social skills Other types of psychotherapy Antianxiety and antidepressant medications The Treatment of avoidant personality disorder are similar to those for all personality disorders. People with avoidant personality disorder may avoid treatment. If people have social phobia and avoidant personality disorder, the following treatments can be effective: Psychotherapy that focuses on acquiring social skills, done in groups Other group therapies if the group consists of other people with the same difficulties People with avoidant personality disorder benefit from individual therapies that are supportive and sensitive to their hypersensitivities toward others. Psychodynamic psychotherapy may be helpful. This type of psychotherapy focuses on underlying conflicts. Medications for depression , such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and 