Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is different than OCD. Its hallmark traits of perfectionism and the need for control can sometimes lead to intense feelings of anger. OCPD is a ...

A friend with OCPD recently reacted negatively to a spontaneous idea I had. He got very annoyed and I took his annoyance personally. It got me thinking about whether non-conformists and people with ...

HAMBURG — What is “normal” and what isn’t? This question is constantly being renegotiated in psychology. And sometimes, the boundaries shift, as they are now. What is considered a personality disorder ...

Treatment-resistant OCD occurs when standard therapies do not provide adequate relief from obsessive-compulsive symptoms. While many people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) improve ...

Carol Mathews receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is a member of the scientific advisory boards for the Family Foundation for OCD Research and the International OCD Foundation ...