title: Perfectionism in obsessive-compulsive and eating  disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The main aims of this article are twofold. First, to assess perfectionism dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and eating disorders in comparison with psychiatric control (depression/anxiety) and non-clinical control groups. Second, to examine if perfectionism is specifically related to these different clinical conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-nine outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, 24 outpatients with eating disorders, 65 outpatients with a diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety, and 70 non-clinical participants completed the Portuguese version of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to non-clinical subjects, individuals of all clinical samples had significantly higher scores on Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale total score, Self-Oriented and Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism. There were no significantly differences in Self-Oriented Perfectionism and Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale total score in all the three clinical samples. Subjects from the eating disorders sample had significantly higher scores of Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism in comparison to obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychiatric control samples.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perfectionism showed to be related with this broad range of psychopathologies. However, the differences between eating disorders versus obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychiatric control on Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism warrant further investigation in order to clarify the specificity of this perfectionism dimension in eating disorders.
authors: Institute of Medical Psychology, School of Medicine, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal. bmaia@fmed.uc.pt
authors: Berta Rodrigues
authors: BR
authors: Maia
authors: Maria João
authors: MJ
authors: Soares
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: Gomes
authors: Mariana
authors: M
authors: Marques
authors: Ana Telma
authors: AT
authors: Pereira
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: Cabral
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Valente
authors: Sandra Carvalho
authors: SC
authors: Bos
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Pato
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Pocinho
authors: Maria Helena
authors: MH
authors: Azevedo
authors: António
authors: A
authors: Macedo