What are the diagnostic challenges or differences between ASD and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder or obsessive anankastic personality disorder?
Abstract
Diagnosing ASD versus OCPD involves discerning between repetitive behaviors common in both disorders, focusing on whether behaviors are ego-syntonic or ego-dystonic, and considering developmental history and symptom context.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN