EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Here you will find trusted websites and also links to personal accounts of those with OCPD and those with loved ones that have the disorder.
TRUSTED AUTHORITY SITES
American Psychiatric Association Publishing is the world’s premier publisher of books, journals, & multimedia on psychiatry, mental health & behavioral science.
American Psychiatric Association
Here you will find the DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for personality disorders, including the criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.
The Northwell Health OCD Center
This center offers specialized care for adults (ages 17 and older) impacted by obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD).
IOCDF serves a broad community of individuals with OCD and related disorders, their family members and loved ones & mental health professionals and researchers around the world.
Anthony Pinto, Ph.D. is Director of the Northwell Health OCD Center at Zucker Hillside Hospital on Long Island in NY, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Pinto has an extensive publication record, with over 100 manuscripts/chapters on obsessive compulsive disorder and related conditions, particularly obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). He is a leading authority on OCPD and co-edited a comprehensive book on the subject (Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2020). He is the lead author of the self-rated Family Accommodation Scale for OCD, which is being used worldwide. He serves on the International OCD Foundation Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board.
The Millon Personality Group is designed to advance and improve the study, development & the delivery of personality assessment.
Trosclair, psychotherapist and Jungian psychoanalyst, is the founder of The Healthy Compulsive Project, devoted to helping individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality achieve more fulfilling lives through his book, “The Healthy Compulsive: Healing Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder and Taking the Wheel of the Driven Personality”, blog, The Healthy Compulsive Project Blog, and podcast, The Healthy Compulsive Project Podcast.
ARTICLES
“Obsessive-compulsive (anankastic) personality disorder: toward the ICD-11 classification”
“Personality Disorders: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)”
“8 Tips on How to Recognize Someone With Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder”
“The relation among perfectionism, OCPD and OCD in individuals with eating disorders”
MalaCards Human Disease Database
“Integrated Aliases for Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder”
“Is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder a Problem?”
GLOBAL RESOURCES
Counselling Directory has over 16,000 qualified counsellors and they work closely with counsellors and psychotherapists to ensure that they provide the very best service.
American Psychiatric Association
As the leading psychiatric organization in the world, APA now encompasses members involved in psychiatric practice, research, & academia in more than 100 countries.
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
AIPC is Australia’s largest and longest established educator of counsellors. Every education team member holds an applicable qualification, are experienced counsellors and are fully conversant in the courses they offer.
Asian Mental Health Collective
AMHC aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide. It is their mission to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community.
Africa Mental Health Training and Research Foundation
AMHRTF brings together the widest possible spectrum of professionals from both mental health and non-mental health fields to work together under one roof working in research and interventions in mental health.
New Jersey Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists
NJ-ACT, founded in 1994, provides continuing education in empirically-supported psychotherapy. This is a direct link to an article entitled “Obsessive-Compulsive Personality: The Overlooked Diagnosis”.
BLOGS & VLOGS
The Healthy Compulsive Project
Psychotherapist & Jungian analyst Gary Trosclair explores the perils and potentials of the driven personality
A channel aimed at helping to navigate what it’s like having OCPD
Helping family members and loved-ones of people who suffer from personality disorders
The Gift of OCPD (archived)
Restoring the gift that lies beneath the Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
My OCPD Blog (archived)
A blog of perspectives, experiences & insights in learning about and struggling with OCPD
VIDEOS
Obsesssive Compulsive Personality Disorder, a podcast with Dr. Anthony Pinto
A channel aimed at helping to navigate what it’s like having OCPD
Hosts: Dr Jonathan Abramowitz & Kyle King | Guests: Anthony Pinto, PhD & Michael Wheaton, PhD
What is Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder?
Capacity to Delay Reward Differentiates OCD and OCPD
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder - OCPD
TEDxRyersonU 2010 - Martin Antony - When Perfect Isn't Good Enough
Draw My Life ✎ Daniel Kim
Dr. Mike Emlet - Understanding OCPD
INFO FOR LOVED ONES
“Tips for Dating Someone with OCPD”
“Are You in Love With a Controlling Perfectionist?”
“8 Tips on How to Recognize Someone With Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder”
“Is Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder a Problem?”
Facebook Support Group for Non-OCPD individuals relating to someone with OCPD
A support group for those with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder and their loved ones
SUPPORT GROUPS
A space for people that are dealing with aspects of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder in their daily lives.
This is the most active Facebook support group for people who have been diagnosed with OCPD. The group also welcomes loved ones of those with OCPD who join to gain a perspective on what it is like to have this personality disorder.
This is a Facebook support group that functions as a place for folks who are themselves afflicted with OCPD.
OCPD - Private Discussion Forum
This Facebook group is a private support group for those who are affected by OCPD.
Subreddit Dedicated to the Discussion of All Things OCPD
A community of folks coming together to discuss OCPD and its impact.
A support group for those with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder and their loved ones.
Support Group for Non-OCPD Individuals
Facebook Support Group for Non-OCPD individuals relating to someone with OCPD.
DOWNLOADS⬇
Click on the article title to download the corresponding papers.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Perfectionism
Author: Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP
How I Control My OCPD Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Author: Morten Gudbjerg Karlsen
Tightrope Walking: All You Need To Know About OCPD and Perfectionism
Author: Gwyneth Daniel Cheeseman, PhD
Self-Awareness and The Mind-Brain Problem
Author: Gilberto Gomes
The Atypicality of Self-regulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Authors: Wanyi Huang, Yifei Huang, & Yiqi Zhao
Published in the Atlantic Press
PODCASTS & INTERVIEWS
Obsesssive Compulsive Personality Disorder, a podcast with Dr. Anthony Pinto