We are delighted to report to you that 2 new publications on MD were published this week. One paper by a team from New Delhi, India, describes the case of a 16-year-old boy who developed internet gaming disorder and MD after experiencing cyberbullying from his peers. The patient was managed primarily with psychological intervention. The therapy focused on behavior modification and cognitive restructuring. To read and download the full case study by Drs. Sharma and Mahapatra click here.
The other published study was conducted by a team of Hungarian scholars from the University of Debrecen. They studied the attachment characteristics and the difficulties in emotion regulation among maladaptive and normal daydreamers. They report an ‘Ambivalent-fearful’ attachment style among maladaptive daydreamers, whereas normal daydreamers showed ‘a Secure-independent’ attachment style. Maladaptive daydreamers showed a significantly higher level of a deficit on each subscale of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale compared to normal daydreamers. The findings highlighted the role of early attachment experiences in the pathogenesis of maladaptive daydreaming, as well as the presence of emotion regulation problems among maladaptive daydreamers. To read or download the full paper click here.