Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Features, Functional Impairment and Hopelessness in Medical Students: The Mediating Role of Depression

Background/Aims: We aimed to assess the associations of hopelessness, functional impairment, depression, anxiety, stress, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) features in medical students. Methods: The Sheehan Disability Scale, Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), OCPD subscale of Personality Belief Questionnaire-Short Form (PBQ-SF-OCPD) were administered to the participants. Results: The study included 164 medical students. 29.88% (n=49) of the medical students showed hopelessness (BHS scores ≥9). SDS work/school score (p