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Compulsive personality disorder

MedGen UID:
352838
•Concept ID:
C1704373
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Compulsive Personality Disorder; Compulsive Personality Disorders; Disorder, Compulsive Personality; Disorders, Compulsive Personality; Personality Disorder, Compulsive; Personality Disorders, Compulsive
SNOMED CT: Compulsive personality disorder (473456000)

Definition

Disorder characterized by an emotionally constricted manner that is unduly conventional, serious, formal, and stingy, by preoccupation with trivial details, rules, order, organization, schedules, and lists, by stubborn insistence on having things one''s own way without regard for the effects on others, by poor interpersonal relationships, and by indecisiveness due to fear of making mistakes. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCompulsive personality disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Introduction to the Special Issue: Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Co-Occurring Conditions.
Pinciotti CM
J Cogn Psychother 2022 Jul 1;36(3):187-190. doi: 10.1891/JCP.2021-0044. PMID: 35882537
Obsessive compulsive personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder: clinical characteristics, diagnostic difficulties, and treatment.
Mancebo MC, Eisen JL, Grant JE, Rasmussen SA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 2005 Oct-Dec;17(4):197-204. doi: 10.1080/10401230500295305. PMID: 16402751
The epidemiology and differential diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Rasmussen SA, Eisen JL
J Clin Psychiatry 1992 Apr;53 Suppl:4-10. PMID: 1564054

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intolerance of uncertainty and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
Wheaton MG, Ward HE
Personal Disord 2020 Sep;11(5):357-364. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.1037/per0000396. PMID: 32068417
Outcome, comorbidity and prognosis in anorexia nervosa.
Jagielska G, Kacperska I
Psychiatr Pol 2017 Apr 30;51(2):205-218. doi: 10.12740/PP/64580. PMID: 28581532
The classification of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in the ICD-11.
Stein DJ, Kogan CS, Atmaca M, Fineberg NA, Fontenelle LF, Grant JE, Matsunaga H, Reddy YCJ, Simpson HB, Thomsen PH, van den Heuvel OA, Veale D, Woods DW, Reed GM
J Affect Disord 2016 Jan 15;190:663-674. Epub 2015 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.10.061. PMID: 26590514
Compulsive buying.
Müller A, Mitchell JE, de Zwaan M
Am J Addict 2015 Mar;24(2):132-137. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12111. PMID: 25864601
Personality and temperament.
Lilenfeld LR
Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2011;6:3-16. doi: 10.1007/7854_2010_86. PMID: 21243467

Diagnosis

Commentary: Diagnostic Challenges.
Garakani A
J Psychiatr Pract 2022 May 1;28(3):270-271. doi: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000630. PMID: 35511106
Outcome, comorbidity and prognosis in anorexia nervosa.
Jagielska G, Kacperska I
Psychiatr Pol 2017 Apr 30;51(2):205-218. doi: 10.12740/PP/64580. PMID: 28581532
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: a current review.
Diedrich A, Voderholzer U
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2015 Feb;17(2):2. doi: 10.1007/s11920-014-0547-8. PMID: 25617042
Personality and temperament.
Lilenfeld LR
Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2011;6:3-16. doi: 10.1007/7854_2010_86. PMID: 21243467
Hoarding: a review.
Stein DJ, Seedat S, Potocnik F
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 1999;36(1):35-46. PMID: 10389362

Therapy

The impact of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder in perfectionism.
Redden SA, Mueller NE, Cougle JR
Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2023 Mar;27(1):18-24. Epub 2022 May 4 doi: 10.1080/13651501.2022.2069581. PMID: 35507830
Predictors of personality disorders in prisoners.
Yousefi F, Talib MA
J Med Life 2022 Apr;15(4):454-461. doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0317. PMID: 35646191Free PMC Article
The role of habit in compulsivity.
Gillan CM, Robbins TW, Sahakian BJ, van den Heuvel OA, van Wingen G
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2016 May;26(5):828-40. Epub 2015 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.12.033. PMID: 26774661Free PMC Article
Brain circuitry of compulsivity.
van den Heuvel OA, van Wingen G, Soriano-Mas C, Alonso P, Chamberlain SR, Nakamae T, Denys D, Goudriaan AE, Veltman DJ
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2016 May;26(5):810-27. Epub 2015 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.12.005. PMID: 26711687
New treatment models for compulsive disorders.
Grant JE, Fineberg N, van Ameringen M, Cath D, Visser H, Carmi L, Pallanti S, Hollander E, van Balkom AJ
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2016 May;26(5):877-84. Epub 2015 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.11.008. PMID: 26621260

Prognosis

Outcome, comorbidity and prognosis in anorexia nervosa.
Jagielska G, Kacperska I
Psychiatr Pol 2017 Apr 30;51(2):205-218. doi: 10.12740/PP/64580. PMID: 28581532
Brain circuitry of compulsivity.
van den Heuvel OA, van Wingen G, Soriano-Mas C, Alonso P, Chamberlain SR, Nakamae T, Denys D, Goudriaan AE, Veltman DJ
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2016 May;26(5):810-27. Epub 2015 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.12.005. PMID: 26711687
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: a current review.
Diedrich A, Voderholzer U
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2015 Feb;17(2):2. doi: 10.1007/s11920-014-0547-8. PMID: 25617042
Timely topics in pediatric psychiatry.
Dineen Wagner K
J Clin Psychiatry 2014 Nov;75(11):1224-5. doi: 10.4088/JCP.14f09535. PMID: 25470084
Personality and temperament.
Lilenfeld LR
Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2011;6:3-16. doi: 10.1007/7854_2010_86. PMID: 21243467

Clinical prediction guides

Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive-related disorders (OCRD).
Krzyszkowiak W, Kuleta-Krzyszkowiak M, Krzanowska E
Psychiatr Pol 2019 Aug 31;53(4):825-843. doi: 10.12740/PP/105130. PMID: 31760412
Outcome, comorbidity and prognosis in anorexia nervosa.
Jagielska G, Kacperska I
Psychiatr Pol 2017 Apr 30;51(2):205-218. doi: 10.12740/PP/64580. PMID: 28581532
The role of habit in compulsivity.
Gillan CM, Robbins TW, Sahakian BJ, van den Heuvel OA, van Wingen G
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2016 May;26(5):828-40. Epub 2015 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.12.033. PMID: 26774661Free PMC Article
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: a current review.
Diedrich A, Voderholzer U
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2015 Feb;17(2):2. doi: 10.1007/s11920-014-0547-8. PMID: 25617042
Timely topics in pediatric psychiatry.
Dineen Wagner K
J Clin Psychiatry 2014 Nov;75(11):1224-5. doi: 10.4088/JCP.14f09535. PMID: 25470084

Recent systematic reviews

Update on treatment studies for compulsive buying-shopping disorder: A systematic review.
Müller A, Laskowski NM, Thomas TA, Antons S, Tahmassebi N, Steins-Loeber S, Brand M, Georgiadou E
J Behav Addict 2023 Oct 5;12(3):631-651. Epub 2023 Jul 13 doi: 10.1556/2006.2023.00033. PMID: 37450373Free PMC Article
Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacotherapy for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Gecaite-Stonciene J, Williams T, Lochner C, Hoffman J, Stein DJ
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2022 Aug;23(11):1351-1358. Epub 2022 Jul 15 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2022.2100695. PMID: 35818708
The neurobiology of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: a systematic review.
Marincowitz C, Lochner C, Stein DJ
CNS Spectr 2022 Dec;27(6):664-675. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1017/S1092852921000754. PMID: 34378500
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Co-occurring in Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Pozza A, Starcevic V, Ferretti F, Pedani C, Crispino R, Governi G, Luchi S, Gallorini A, Lochner C, Coluccia A
Harv Rev Psychiatry 2021 Mar-Apr 01;29(2):95-107. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000287. PMID: 33666394
Psychotherapy for compulsive buying disorder: a systematic review.
Lourenço Leite P, Pereira VM, Nardi AE, Silva AC
Psychiatry Res 2014 Nov 30;219(3):411-9. Epub 2014 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.05.037. PMID: 25023363

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