Description:
People with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) often struggle with procrastination, self-judgment, excessive doubt, and indecision. They may have difficulty coping with criticism, and experience high levels of stress in their relationships. Based in proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this compassionate workbook honors the reader's strengths--such as attention to detail and a strong work ethic--while helping them move past the obstacles of perfectionism and rigidity. With this guide, readers with OCPD can identify what really matters to them, build strong relationships, and live a more balanced life.
Brief description:
Anthony Pinto, PhD, is senior director of the Northwell Health OCD Center, a specialized outpatient program at Zucker Hillside Hospital in New York that treats obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), and associate professor of psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He has published extensively on OCD and related conditions, and is a leading authority on OCPD. He is coeditor of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.
Pinto has been active in raising awareness about OCPD among both clinicians (through conference presentations and clinical trainings) and the general public (through media interviews). He is lead author of the Pathological Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Scale (POPS), a questionnaire for assessing the severity of OCPD and its component traits. He serves on the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), is a faculty member for the IOCDF's Behavior Therapy Training Institute, and is a founding member and advisor to the OCPD Foundation.
Review Quotes:
"The Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Workbook is a groundbreaking and compassionate guide that provides actionable strategies to address one of the most misunderstood conditions in mental health. Pinto and Wheaton combine scientific rigor with clinical wisdom to help readers transform rigidity into flexibility and self-criticism into self-compassion. This is the definitive road map for anyone ready to live with greater balance, connection, and freedom from OCPD."
--Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of Getting Over OCD