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Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder in radically open dialectical behavior therapy for treatment-refractory depression.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: s = .008), with no significant differences observed for depression or interpersonal functioning. OCPD presence did not predict any outcomes within the RO DBT group, nor moderate the effect of treatment on outcomes, suggesting treatment effects were not significantly inhibited by OCPD presence. In conclusion, RO DBT shows promise as a potential evidence-based treatment for OCPD, particularly when comorbid with TRD. Treatment effects were equivalent for those with and without OCPD. Moreover, RO DBT may be particularly beneficial for improving emotional approach coping and flexibility. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment

DOI: 10.1037/per0000754

Authors: Molly Fennig Steinhoff, Julian Baudinet, Roelie J. Hempel, Rebecca Tillman, Thomas R. Lynch, Kirsten E. Gilbert

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, Maudsley Hospital, University of Southampton

Language: English

Topic: Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Mental Health, Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis