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Trastorno de personalidad obsesivo-compulsiva - Treatment

Tratamiento:

Los medicamentos tales como los inhibidores selectivos de la recaptación de la serotonina (por ejemplo, Prozac) pueden ayudar a reducir algo de la ansiedad y depresión a raíz de este trastorno.

Sin embargo, se piensa que la terapia psicológica (psicoterapia) es el tratamiento más efectivo para esta afección.

  • La psicoterapia psicodinámica ayuda a los pacientes a entender sus pensamientos y sentimientos.
  • La terapia cognitiva-conductual también puede ayudar.

En algunos casos, los medicamentos en combinación con psicoterapia pueden ser más efectivos que cualquier tratamiento por separado.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El pronóstico para las personas con trastorno de personalidad obsesivo-compulsiva tiende a ser mejor que el de otros trastornos de la personalidad. La rigidez y el control del trastorno de personalidad obsesivo-compulsiva pueden prevenir muchas de las complicaciones, como el consumo de drogas, que son comunes en otros trastornos de la personalidad.

Sin embargo, el aislamiento social y la dificultad para manejar la ira que son comunes con esta enfermedad pueden llevar a sentimientos de depresión y ansiedad posteriormente en la vida.

Complicaciones:

  • Ansiedad
  • Depresión
  • Dificultad para avanzar en situaciones profesionales
  • Dificultad en las relaciones interpersonales

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Solicite una cita con el médico si el perfeccionismo está interfiriendo con su trabajo o sus relaciones interpersonales.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/23/2010
  • Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Michelle Benger Merrill, MD, Instructor in Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Moore DP, Jefferson JW. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. In: Moore DP, Jefferson JW, eds. Handbook of Medical Psychiatry. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2004: chap 142.

First MB. Personality disorders. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Washington, DC:American Psychiatric Association; 2000.

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