Some people daydream for hours on end, playing out a single storyline for decades – and it can be hugely distressing. Here's ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new version of a reliable and well-regarded dimensional test for personality disorders developed by a University at Buffalo researcher and clinician may lead to clearer diagnosis of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Daydreaming, zoning out, getting lost in your thoughts — we've all done it from time to time, whether we're bored, distracted, or need a break from the real world. But have you ever had a daydream ...

Maladaptive Schema Theory proposes that a set of deeply rooted cognitive–emotional patterns, known as early maladaptive schemas, develops in response to unmet core emotional needs during childhood.

Personality refers to a relatively stable set of tendencies in behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns, which together constitute a person’s unique character. One person may, for instance, be ...

People diagnosed with bipolar disorder frequently experience overlapping symptoms of borderline personality disorder, and new ...

In light of the Virginia Tech school shooting one year ago, we ponder the enforcement of stringent patrolling of individuals with mental health issues in schools. However, what is an individual ...

If you feel like you’re constantly daydreaming or living in your own fantasy world, you may be experiencing excessive daydreaming. While some amount of daydreaming is normal, excessive daydreaming can ...