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Medication can be used although it isn't used regularly. Usually psychological therapy such as Family Therapy and counselling are used.

It is important to know that although these treatments can reduce the symptoms of Histrionic and Narcissistic Personality Disorder, that these disorders are not fully curable and if a person suffers from it, they will suffer from it their entire life.

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Is it possible for someone to leave a relationship for another and come back to the first when diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder?

Is it possible yes, is it right no.


Do histrionic personality disorder suffer from erotomania delusional love for therapist?

It depends on the person. Being histrionic (overly and dramatically emotional) doesn't automatically make you in love with anyone, let alone your therapist. I suppose that being histrionic could make it more likely, because you tend to make everything more dramatic and see friendship as romantic... always taking things a little bit too far. But it isn't something that always happens, and definitely depends on the person.


Is it possible to have Histrionic Personality Disorder and have a great fear of sexual contact?

Histrionic Personality Disorder is a psychiatric disorder that is characterized by engaging in risky and inappropriate behaviors for attention. Though patients often exhibit provocative behavior, that is only one symptom out of many, so a person could theoretically still have the condition, but also have a fear of sexual contact.


Can someone with histrionic have a successful career?

Recent research done at the University of Surrey in 2005 suggests that people with Histrionic Personality Disorder can be quite successful as executives. Psychologists interviewed and tested a large pool of high-salaried executives in England and compared them for evidence of the 11 personality disorders from Clusters A, B, and C from the DSM-IV, and found that 3 personality disorders were more common in corporate executives than in criminal populations. These were: Histrionic, Narcissistic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders.


Can historonic people fall in love?

Yes, however, they may not show it in the way that is is usually expressed. If the disorder is severe and un-treated this makes the person very difficult to deal with on a one to one basis. Histrionic personality disorder is more common in women and is very similar to Anti-social personality disorder in men and both disorders make for very hard long term relatioships because people with this disorders are usually very narcissitic. Any one entering into a relatioship with someone with Histrionic disorders needs to make sure the person is aware of the disorder and willing to seek treatment.


Is there a crusader personality disorder?

There isn't a crusader personality disorder. However, someone with a family member a personality disorder often feels like a crusader in protecting their family.


What other personality disorders have some characteristics of sociopathy?

Each personality disorder is classified into one of three "clusters": clusters A, B, or C. Cluster A is called the "eccentric" cluster, and it includes schizotypal, paranoid, and schizoid personality disorders. Cluster B is called the "dramatic" or "erratic" cluster, and it includes ASPD (another name for sociopathy), borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorder. Cluster C is called the "anxious" or "dependent" cluster, and it includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. Cluster B is the one that shares the most characteristics with sociopathy. Borderline personality disorder is a disorder that is characterized by emotional instability. People with borderline generally are described as "childish", and they often feel as if they are victimized. Their emotional swings often resemble those of sociopathy. Histrionic personality disorder is characterized by attention seeking, including excess seduction, being the "life of the party" even if there isn't a party, and have quick mood swings (which is something that all of Cluster B has in common). This disorder is similar to sociopathy because of the need for all of the attention to be on them. Finally, we come to narcissistic personality disorder. Those with narcissistic personality disorder think of themselves as the greatest thing alive. They are bad at taking criticism in any way. They require constant attention, and they may lie to achieve their own goals. The main reason that those with narcissistic personality disorder resemble sociopaths, though, is because they feel little to no empathy. To sum that long answer up, borderline personality disorder resembles sociopathy because of its mood swings, histrionic personality disorder resembles sociopathy because of the attention-seeking, and narcissistic personality disorder resembles sociopathy because of the near or full lack of empathy.


Can a person have histrionic personality disorder with sociopathic behavior?

Yes, just like someone can have both diabetes and high blood pressure, a person can have more than one mental disorder. Also, those 2 disorders are in the same cluster (cluster B), and having one cluster B disorder puts a person at a higher risk than average for having traits of another cluster B disorder.


If someone with split personality disorder kills a person who is charged with the murder?

You.


Are there any hospitals that specialize in antisocial personality disorder?

There are many psychologists and psychiatrists who specialize in Anti-social Personality Disorder. Check with your local doctors or hospitals to find someone who has this as their specialty and if they do not have anyone in-house that specializes in that disorder, they could likely refer you to someone who does.


What is a Cocktail Personality Disorder?

It is a disorder in which a person takes on different personalities. It is different from Multiple Personality Disorder because in MPD, the person has no idea that he or she is taking on more than one personality.


Are all mental abusers Narcissistic and what is the difference?

Not all mental abusers are. A narcissist is someone who suffers from a specific personality disorder called "Narcissistic Personality Disorder." This disorder is relatively rare. Not all abusers suffer from the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) - although many of them have narcissistic traits.