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Her Campus revisits the topic of MD You may remember another article from Her Campus, an online magazine created by, and catering to, college aged women, which featured UIC student Tayo Omoniyi sharing her experience as an MDer (to view that article click here). This month Her Campus revisits the topic of MD with a piece by, communications major, Carola Rios Perez. The article starts with an explination of MD before diving into Carola's personal experience with the condition. Here is an excerpt from the article: I believe that my ADHD is definitely involved in the process of these fantasies, given that I tend to hyperfixate on any given storyline that I concoct, rather than prioritize more pressing matters. My inability to focus on assignments isn’t anything new, as I’ve mentione...

Italian article published. An Italian-language article on Maladaptive Daydreaming was recently published by Agata Maini for The Wom. The Wom is an Italian language magazine for "new generation of women: free to be themselves, gritty, beautiful and (im)perfect." From the article: Il maladaptive daydreaming è una forma di astensione dalla realtà che va conosciuta e, se possibile, contrastata con ogni mezzo psicologico a propria disposizione. Sognare ad occhi aperti non ha mai fatto male a nessuno, a patto che l’avere la testa tra le nuvole non si faccia sistematico e totalizzante.Al momento è difficile definirla sindrome, poiché i libri di psicologia ancora non hanno incluso questa condizione nei manuali diagnostici. Tuttavia, imparare a riconoscerla potrebbe essere utile a qualcun...

The Guardian Publishes MD Article. Such reports are of increasing interest to psychologists, who have started to identify a subset of the population marked for their unusually immersive daydreams. At their best, these vivid and compulsive fantasies can be a source of pleasure and comfort, but they can also be a serious cause of procrastination and distraction, and can prevent people from maintaining their social connections, looking after their health or even eating regular meals.With research revealing that as many as one in 40 people may experience these problems, it seems increasingly likely that “maladaptive daydreaming” will soon be formally recognised as a psychiatric disorder. So what is it? And how can it be treated?https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/28/i-just-go-into...

New Scientist Magazine covers MD New Scientist is an English language publication, both print and online, that covers articles on science and technology. Recently Canadian science writer, Eric Taipale, wrote a piece on MD for the magazine titled Daydreaming Has a Dark Side - Is your fantasising holding you back? Reading the full article will require a subscription to New Scientist, but you can read the first couple paragraphs HERE.

Psychology Today publishes new MD article Psychology Today is a website focused on providing a platform with a focus on mental health its mission is "to cover all aspects of human behavior so as to help people better manage their own health and wellness, adjust their mindset, and manage a range of mental health and relationship concerns."Their website has hosted several blog articles discussing Maladaptive Daydreaming from various professionals in the mental health field. This week another was published, "Do You Suffer From Maladaptive Daydreaming" written by F. Diane Barth L.C.S.W.. The article reads, in part: Recent research shows that worldwide levels of anxiety, stress, and depression increased during the pandemic, and studies show a simultaneous increase in maladaptive dayd...

MD researcher replies to concern over the "DSMing" of everyday life. This week Dr. Johnathan D. Raskin, State University of New York at New Paltz, published an article in Psychology today expressing concern over a trend of pathologizing normal human behavior in a piece titled Is "Maladaptive Daydreaming" a Mental Disorder?, and put forward that Maladaptive Daydreaming is an overt example of this trend. This proposed new disorder epitomizes the “DSM-ing” of everyday life, in which any upsetting or problematic experience is readily assimilated into the lexicon of mental disorder. Surely there are people who daydream more than they would like, and some of them might even encounter relational or work difficulties as a result. However, this is true for lots of things. Many of us work...

Media covers recent study by MD researchers. Judy Siegel- Itzkovich, editor for The Jerusalem Post, printed an article titled Maladaptive Daydreaming might be a better diagnosis for some than ADHD - Study. The article outlines a recently published study by MD researchers Nitzan Theodor‐Katz, Eli Somer, Rinatya M. Hesseg and Nirit Soffer-Dudek. The story has been picked up by other media outlets since, you can find articles of the same name on Science Daily and Verve Times.An excerpt from the article: Maladaptive daydreamers often report that existing diagnostic labels are unhelpful for them. “Some individuals who become addicted to their fanciful daydreams experience great difficulty in concentrating and focusing their attention on academic and vocational tasks, yet they find tha...