The author of The Upside of OCD encourages people living with OCD to embrace who they are, rather than trying to erase ...

A longstanding problem with the recognition and management of obsessive-compulsive personality (OCPD) is the misleading attempt to squeeze, in a metaphorical sense, a square peg into a round hole. As ...

Even after more than 20 years, there is still little systematic research on how histrionic, schizoid, obsessive-compulsive, or paranoid personality disorders develop or how they should be treated.

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 ...

Life, conflict and growth are uncomfortable. When every uneasy emotion becomes a diagnosis, we lose resilience. Instead of ...

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 ...