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This study aimed to investigate the associations between fatigue, executive dysfunction, and OCPD in patients with AMDs. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 85 AMD patients (78% females, mean age 39 \u00b1 11 years) were evaluated for OCPD traits by using the observer-rated Compulsive Personality Assessment Scale. The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 was used to measure different aspects of fatigue, and the Trail Making Test was employed to assess executive functioning. The Hamilton rating scales were used to evaluate anxiety and depression symptoms. Results: Controlling for potential confounders, there was a significant link between OCPD and mental fatigue (OR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.58; p = 0.033). No associations were found between the presence of OCPD and other relevant fatigue characteristics, including general fatigue, physical fatigue, reduced activity, and reduced motivation, as well as executive functions. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to report associations between OCPD and mental fatigue in patients with AMDs, suggesting mental fatigue as a clinically important symptom when considering particular personality pathologies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17218132","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,3]],"date-time":"2020-11-03T20:00:29Z","timestamp":1604433629000},"page":"8132","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Mental Fatigue, But Not other Fatigue Characteristics, as a Candidate Feature of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder in Patients with Anxiety and Mood Disorders\u2014An Exploratory Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1560-1402","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Julija","family":"Gecaite-Stonciene","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-00135 Palanga, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1158-6900","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Naomi A.","family":"Fineberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Specialist Service, Hertfordshire Partnership University, NHS Foundation Trust, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aurelija","family":"Podlipskyte","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-00135 Palanga, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julius","family":"Neverauskas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-00135 Palanga, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alicja","family":"Juskiene","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-00135 Palanga, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Narseta","family":"Mickuviene","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-00135 Palanga, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3928-2151","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Julius","family":"Burkauskas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-00135 Palanga, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"490","DOI":"10.1017\/S1092852914000662","article-title":"The neuropsychology of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: A new analysis","volume":"20","author":"Fineberg","year":"2015","journal-title":"CNS Spectr."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"453","DOI":"10.1016\/j.brat.2011.04.004","article-title":"Obsessive compulsive personality disorder as a predictor of exposure and ritual prevention outcome for obsessive compulsive disorder","volume":"49","author":"Pinto","year":"2011","journal-title":"Behav. 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