Articles on Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive
Personality Disorder (1)
This personality disorder is not related to the similarly-named condition
known as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The latter disorder is one of
the anxiety disorders while today's article describes a more pervasive
personality disorder… (Read
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Obsessive-Compulsive
Personality Disorder (2)
In the previous article on this disorder (see link below) we looked
at the story of Terry, an intelligent postgrad student whose career
had stalled and marriage was failing due to the presence of obsessive-compulsive
personality disorder (OCPD).
As explained in the previous article, OCPD is unrelated to the more
well-known obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) which commonly involves
behaviors driven by obsessive thoughts, such as repeated hand washing
and checking of locks on doors and windows… (Read
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Obsessive-Compulsive
Personality Disorder: Diagnostic Criteria
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) differs from its better
known near-namesake Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) which is one
of the anxiety disorders. In contrast, OCPD is one of the personality
disorders and is included in the same category as other personality
disorders such as borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality
disorder, antisocial personal disorder and several others.
In order for a diagnosis of OCPD to be made, at least 4 of the following
behavior patterns must be present… (Read
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