Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) differs from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD is a form of anxiety disorder involving intrusive and repetitive thoughts, while OCPD is a personality disorder. People with OCPD are intently focused and strive for perfection in maintaining rules, order and control in their environment. 

 

Symptoms

• Strive for extreme perfectionism followed by great distress or dysfunction when their strict standards are not met

• Great preoccupation with orderliness, rules and details to the extent where they may neglect family or friends and have difficulty maintaining close relationships with others

• Desire to be in control (e.g. of tasks or situations or people) even with the inability to delegate

• Tendency to have difficulty discarding broken or worthless objects

• Rigid about morality and values

• Extremely frugal with money

 

Treatment

Counselling is the primary treatment for OCPD. However, sometimes people with OCPD may also face other mental health challenges that require medication.