Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder


preoccupation with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules;
perfectionism;
excessive devotion to work to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships;
inability to discard worthless objects of no sentimental value;
reluctance to delegate tasks or work with others unless everything is done their way;
miserliness in regard to oneself and others;
rigidity and stubbornness.

OCPD is different and distinct from obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is a type of anxiety disorder.

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