# What is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), and what are its symptoms? - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/obsesif-kompulsif-kisilik-bozuklugu-okkb-nedir-belirtileri-nelerdir - Language: en - Last updated: 2026-09-08 - Page title: What is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), and what are its symptoms? | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alişan Burak Yaşar > The most common personality disorder in the general population is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), a condition most people have never hear This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/obsesif-kompulsif-kisilik-bozuklugu-okkb-nedir-belirtileri-nelerdir) [← Back to blog](https://alisanburak.com/en/blog) # What is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), and what are its symptoms? September 8, 2026Recent Articles The most common personality disorder in the general population is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), a condition most people have never heard of. According to meta-analysis data, it affects 4.32% of the population—a higher rate than any other personality disorder. Because of the similarity in their names, OCPD is often confused with OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). 🧠 However, the unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) seen in OCD are not present in OCPD; people with OCPD generally do not see their own rigidity as a problem. Experimental measures showing a markedly greater capacity to delay gratification in OCPD than in OCD support this distinction. Two distinct clinical presentations have been described: the rule-bound and angry "controlling type" and the procrastinating and self-critical "anxious type." Approximately one-quarter of individuals diagnosed with OCD also have OCPD; in treatment-seeking populations, OCPD, along with borderline personality disorder, is associated with the highest economic burden among personality disorders. The first-line evidence-based treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy: an open-label study reported a marked reduction in symptoms in 83% of participants. 📎 In the only randomized controlled medication trial, fluvoxamine was found to be significantly superior to placebo. This content does not constitute diagnostic or treatment advice. References: Volkert ve ark. (2018), Br J Psychiatry · Pozza ve ark. (2021), Harvard Rev Psychiatry · Pinto ve ark. (2013), Biol Psychiatry · Pinto, Teller & Wheaton (2022), FOCUS · Skodol ve ark. (2002), Am J Psychiatry [Download the presentation file](https://alisanburak.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/obsesif-kompulsif-kisilik-bozuklugu-okkb-nedir-belirtiler.pdf) [For scientific references → CLICK HERE](https://alisanburak.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/obsesif-kompulsif-kisilik-bozuklugu-okkb-nedir-belirtiler.pdf) [← Previous Mental Well-Being Can Protect You During the Coronavirus Pandemic](https://alisanburak.com/en/korona-gunlerinde-ruhsal-iyilik-sizi-koruyabilir)[Next → ADHD: One of the Psychiatric Conditions with the Strongest Genetic Contributions](https://alisanburak.com/en/dehb-genetik-yuku-en-agir-basan-psikiyatrik-tablolardan-biri) --- Kaynak / Source: https://alisanburak.com/en/obsesif-kompulsif-kisilik-bozuklugu-okkb-nedir-belirtileri-nelerdir İletişim / Contact: Bağdat Caddesi, Veli Güneysu Apt. No:453 K:4 D:9, Suadiye / Kadıköy, İstanbul · +90 532 642 95 25 · info@alisanburak.com · https://alisanburak.com/bagdat-caddesi-psikoterapi-iletisim