i have a co-worker that is a driven perfectionist with
obsessive-compulsive tendencies.  any websites that can help me
understand and get along with that person?

don't have time to read a book about it.

Hello.

General information on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) :

National Institute of Mental Health: OCD brochure
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocd.cfm 

"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder," hosted by raphacare.com
http://www.raphacare.com/yourhealth/ocd.html

"Obsessive-compulsive disorder"
http://www.ohiohealth.com/healthreference/reference/F27B9E71-0DF5-45AA-9C458EF5AD977003.htm?category=diseases

"Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder," hosted by baptisteast.com"
http://www.baptisteast.com/ANX002.cfm

Suphawut.com: Perfectionist/OCD
http://www.suphawut.com/perfectionist/ocd.htm

"What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?", hosted by OC Foundation
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm

"OCD: WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP.....", hosted by tripod.com
http://understanding_ocd.tripod.com/support1.html

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Specific information on dealing with perfectionists and other
coworkers with difficult personalities (and/or personality disorders):


"Nightmare Employees: How to deal with difficult personalities"
By Cynthia Steele-Pucci, hosted by career-intelligence.com 
http://www.career-intelligence.com/management/NightmareEmployees.asp

"How to Work with Control Freaks" by Albert J. Bernstein, hosted by
ivillage.com":
http://www.ivillage.com/work/job/succeed/articles/0,,187833_230954,00.html

"Difficult Personalities: The Perfectionist" by Gary S. Topchik,
hosted by ivillage.com":
http://www.ivillage.com/work/job/succeed/articles/0,,187833_245494,00.html

"Are you a perfectionist at work?"
By Lindsey Townsend
http://www.bluesuitmom.com/career/management/compulsive.html

"Learn From This ... Living & Working with Difficult Personalities"
http://www.mannet.com.au/gmm/nav_link/reflections/reflec_may01.htm

"Work-Site Accommodation Ideas for Persons with Psychiatric
Disabilities," hosted by jan.wvu.edu
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/Psychiatric.html

"Dealing with Difficult People at Work," hosted by fabjobs.com
http://www.fabjob.com/tips180.html


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I know that you said that you don't have time to read a book, but
there is one book that might be so directly helpful to you that I feel
that I should at least mention it. The book is called "Toxic
Coworkers:  How to Deal with Dysfunctional People on the Job." Chapter
7 of the book is entitled "The Perfectionist: The World of the
Obsessive Compulsive Personality."
Available from Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1572242191/

Here a couple of reviews of this book:

"Book Reviews: Conflict in the Cubicles," hosted by
buildingbetterhealth.com
http://www.buildingbetterhealth.com/topic/brtoxic

Coping with 'toxic co-workers'
The Cincinnati Enquirer
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/02/27/tem_coping_with.html


search strategy: 
"obsessive compulsive" coworkers,
perfectionists, "working with"
ocd, workplace

I hope this helps.

good work. thanks.

I've read the book "Toxic Coworkers," mentioned in juggler's excellent
answer, and I can say that the time spent reading the book is more
than worth one's while. I'm not very keen on most pop-psychology
books, but this one is a gem.

Holguinero:
Thank you for the tip.
-juggler