ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Maladaptive Daydreaming: Epidemiological Data on a Newly Identified Syndrome.
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- Dissociative experiences and self-reported interoceptive traits in maladaptive daydreamers: a network analysis.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- The association between maladaptive daydreaming and eating and obsessive-compulsive disorders in the general population: the mediating role of alexithymia.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Was that really me? Relationships between memory and sense of self in people with maladaptive daydreaming.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- AI-Driven Hemodynamic Detection of Self-Induced Daydreaming With EMG-Based Physiological Triggers During Pre- and Post-Prandial States Using fNIRS and EGG.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- When fantasy takes over reality: A case report on maladaptive daydreaming in an adolescent girl.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- When daydreams get out of control: An overlooked clinical presentation.Dusunen adam : Bakirkoy Ruh ve Sinir Hastaliklari Hastanesi yayin organi · 2025Article
- Maladaptive and Immersive Daydreaming: Associations with Impulsivity and Coping Strategies.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of attachment styles and traumatic experiences on maladaptive daydreaming among Iranian population: the mediating role of shame and emotion dysregulation".BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Where Is My Mind? The Daydreaming Characteristics Questionnaire, a New Tool to Differentiate Absorptive Daydreaming From Mind-Wandering.Journal of attention disorders · 2025Article
- Maladaptive daydreaming should be included as a dissociative disorder in psychiatric manuals: position paper.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2025Review
- Stimming in a Reverie: A Case of Maladaptive Daydreaming Previously Diagnosed as Autism.Case reports in psychiatry · 2025Article
- What Is the Relationship Between Narcissism and Maladaptive Daydreaming? The Role of Defense Mechanisms as Mediators.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2025Article
- Introducing the addictive daydreaming scale: development and Polish validation of the ADS-20 and ADS-5.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Role of Momentary Dissociation in the Sensory Cortex: A Neurophysiological Review and its Implications for Maladaptive Daydreaming.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Review
- Elucidating the difference between mind-wandering and day-dreaming terms.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD) is a recently identified psychological disorder, characterized by excessively and addictively engaging in vivid, narrative, intensely emotional fantasy activity, at times with the aid of music and/or repetitive movements, causing distress and functional impairment. Over 100,000 self-diagnosed individuals are active online and thousands of them have been researched; yet there are no studies using clinical interviews on large, systematic general (non-MD) samples, to assess the estimated prevalence of this suggested disorder, and establish norms for its main psychometric tool. Methods: Four independent Israeli samples (three student samples, and one sample representing the general Jewish-Israeli population; total Results: The skewness of most items of the 16-item Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16) supports the notion of MD as a binary construct rather than a normally distributed trait. In the community sample, 4.2% exceeded the cutoff for suspected MD. Rates were higher when focusing on the young adult age group or student samples (5.5-8.5%), suggesting a likely age effect. Following clinical interviews, only 60% of interviewed respondents met criteria for diagnosis, suggesting a true point-prevalence of 2.5% in the Israeli-Jewish population. Conclusions: This is the first systematic clinical evaluation of the prevalence of MD. In an Israeli sample, a point-prevalence of 2.5% was found, like several other internalizing psychiatric syndromes. This result, along with the Non-normal nature of item distribution, both support the validity of MD as a psychological disorder, which should be considered as a potential addition to future psychiatric diagnostic manuals.
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