Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior, DSM-III, and a Psychodynamic Classification of Psychopathology

William N. Goldstein, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 39, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.346

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This paper reviews obsessive-compulsive behavior, both neurosis and character, and relates these to DSM-III, as well as to a psychodynamic classification of psychopathology. The DSM-III obsessive-compulsive disorder and the classical obsessive-compulsive neurosis are found to be very similar descriptively. In contrast, the DSM-III compulsive-personality disorder is found to be a much more psychopathological entity than the classical obsessive-compulsive character.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 39 • Number 3 • 1985, pp. 297–450

Pages: 346 - 359

PubMed: 4051055

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Published in print: 1985, pp. 297–450

Published online: 30 April 2018

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William N. Goldstein, M.D.^†

Potomac, MD

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Associate Teaching Analyst, Baltimore-D.C. Institute for Psychoanalysis; Teaching Staff, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital; Private Practice of Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, Chevy Chase, Md. Mailing address: 9219 Overlea Drive, Potomac, Md. 20854.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior, DSM-III, and a Psychodynamic Classification of Psychopathology

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