psychiatric disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Introduction
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control (with no room for flexibility) that ultimately slows or interferes with completing a task. Diagnosis is by clinical criteria. Treatment is with psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). (See also Overview of Personality Disorders .) Patients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder need to be in control, thus, they tend to be solitary in their endeavors and to mistrust the help of others. The estimated median prevalence is 4.7% but may be as high as 7.8% ( General references ). In population-based studies it is equally common in males and females. Familial traits of compulsivity, restricted range of emotion, and perfectionism are thought to contribute to this disorder ( General references ). may be present. Patients often also have a Depressive Disorders (major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder), 