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Featured Article Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder: Don't Break the Rules! Obsessive compulsive personality disorder, or OCPD, is one of the more prevalent personality disorders in the United States. Approximately sixteen million adult Americans meet the diagnostic criteria for obsessive compulsive personality disorder—that's 7.9 percent of the general population. Rigid adherence to rules and regulations and an overwhelming need for order and personal control are the primary characteristics of obsessive compulsive personality disorder. People living with OCPD are inflexible, perfectionists and unwilling to yield responsibilities to others. OCPD Vs. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) The term obsessive compulsive personality disorder implies a relationship with obsessive compulsive disorder. Some personality disorders are considered to be less severe versions of a particular mental disorder. Schizotypal personality disorder, for instance, is considered to be a mild form of schizophrenia. continued			Blogs
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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder: Don't Break the Rules!Describes obsessive compulsive personality disorder and how it differs from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
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