A new article in the Journal of Clinical Psychology (Theodor-Katz et al., 2022) recommends adding “maladaptive daydreaming” to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Proposed ...

Individuals who spend excessive amounts of time lost in vivid, immersive fantasies also tend to report higher rates of ...

Despite what we're often taught to believe, daydreaming can be immensely useful. Not only can it be a source of pleasure and a way to relieve boredom, research shows that our ability to mentally ...

Some individuals diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may experience maladaptive daydreaming (MD), however, the two conditions are distinct and different, according to a new ...

Maladaptive daydreaming should be included as a dissociative disorder in psychiatric manuals, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Prof. Nirit Soffer-Dudek argues in a position paper just published ...

Maladaptive daydreaming (MD), also called daydreaming disorder, occurs in people who experience intense daydreams on a regular basis. These daydreams can become so vivid that the individual cannot ...

For some people, “maladaptive daydreaming” might be a more accurate diagnosis than attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study published in ...

As a teen, Jaweria Syed spent countless hours every day after school lying on her bed with her eyes closed, imagining herself onstage as a backup dancer for Drake, Nicki Minaj and other hip-hop ...

Despite what we’re often taught to believe, daydreaming can be immensely useful. Not only can it be a source of pleasure and a way to relieve boredom, research shows that our ability to mentally ...

Data from a yet-to-be-published study by Dr. Nirit Soffer-Dudek, a clinical psychologist in Israel, finds that more than 2 percent of the global population may experience maladaptive daydreaming, a ...