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.
Entry Version
COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DIS
Entry Term(s)
Compulsive Personality
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
Personality Disorder, Compulsive
NLM Classification #
WM 190.5.C5
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1981-90; was OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1975-80 & see under COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR 1969-74
Online Note
use COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER to search OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY 1975-80; use COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR 1969-74
History Note
91(81); was see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1981-90; was OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1975-80 & see under COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR 1969-74
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.
