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Peer-reviewed Publications and Conference Presentations
Krisnanda, A.S. & Hasant, N.U.I. (2025). The Role of Maladaptive Daydreaming on Celebrity Worship Syndrome. Journal of Psychological Research, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.29313/schema.v10i02.7773
Öğüt, Ç., Okumuş, B., Tosun Dilci, D. G., Tatlısu, Ö., & Güçlü Çelme, G. (2025). Maladaptive and Immersive Daydreaming: Associations with Impulsivity and Coping Strategies. International journal of behavioral medicine, 10.1007/s12529-025-10416-4. Advance. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-025-10416-4
Begum, A. & Khan, M.J. (2024). Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Maladaptive Daydreaming Among Adolescents: Mediating Role of Emotional Processing. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 39(1), 123-137. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2024.39.1.08
Casale, S., Ghinassi, S., Musicò, A., & Schimmenti, A. (2025). Maladaptive daydreaming, self-concept clarity, and gaming disorder symptoms assessed through DSM-5 and ICD-11: the role of fantasy and escape motives. Behaviour & Information Technology, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2025.2574370
Ranga, G., & Sharma, P. (2025). Case Report on Maladaptive Daydreaming: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Therapeutic Process. Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342251379190
Ali, F. & Shafiq, S. (2025). Impact of daydreaming, escapism and partner fantasies on mental well-beig among youth. Annual Methodological Archive Research Review, 3(6), 471-491. https://doi.org/10.63075/3tntab39
Anonymous, (2025). A stereotypy in a daydream misunderstood. Archives of Disease in Childhood (Patient voices). https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2025-329208
Burrell, J.I., Lawson, E., & Hadjiilieva, K.C. (2025). A Dynamic Approach to Compulsive Fantasy: Constraints and Creativity in “Maladaptive Daydreaming”. Behavioral Sciences, 15 (10), 1333.https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15101333.
Pourmoazzen, M., Doosalivand, H. & Kianimoghadam, A.S. (2025). The impact of attachment styles and traumatic experiences on maladaptive daydreaming among Iranian population: the mediating role of shame and emotion dysregulation”. BMC Psychology, 13, 1085. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03453-x
Ricci, F., Valentini, C. P., Torales, J., Caycho-Rodríguez, T., Hualparuca-Olivera, L., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., & Ventriglio, A. (2025). When imagination turns into disorder: the case of maladaptive daydreaming. International review of psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2025.2562185
Huang, M., Li, M., Zhang, Y., Wang, D, & Fan, F. (2025). Classification of maladaptive daydreaming: A latent profile analysis from a large-scale survey among Chinese young adults. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-025-01554-7
Lima, S.R.J., & Lisboa, W. (2025). Devaneio excessivo em adultos: revisão de escopo (Maladaptive daydreaming in adults: A scoping review.) Revista Brasilera de Terapias Cognitivas, 21, e20250515. https://doi.org/10.5935/1808-5687.20250515
Somer, E. (2025). When fantasy clouds focus: untangling the overlap between ADHD and Maladaptive Daydreaming. [Paper presentation]. National Congress of the Italian Association for the Research and Treatment of Learning Disabilities (AIRIPA), Pisa, Italy, 19-20 September 2025.
Mariani, R., & Musetti, A. (2025). Unravelling maladaptive daydreaming: Psychological mechanisms, online narratives, and comorbidities. [Paper presentation]. National Congress of the Italian Psychological Association - Clinical and Dynamic Section. Perugia, Italy, 17–20th September 2025.
Rega, V. (2025). The risk of pathological social withdrawal in adolescence: The role of anti-mattering, emptiness, and maladaptive daydreaming. [Paper presentation]. National Congress of the Italian Psychological Association - Clinical and Dynamic Section. Perugia, Italy, 17-20 September 2025.
Sukhija, V.J., LaTorre, A., & Salcuni, S. (2025). Delving into Online Narratives of Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Qualitative Study across a Maladaptive Daydreaming Facebook Community. [Paper presentation]. National Congress of the Italian Psychological Association - Clinical and Dynamic Section. Perugia, Italy, 17–20th September 2025.
Renzi, A, Nimbi, F.M., & Mariani, R. (2025). Exploring the Links Between Maladaptive Daydreaming, Hypersexuality and Social Network Addiction: A Study on the Mediating Role of Narcissism. [Paper presentation]. National Congress of the Italian Psychological Association - Clinical and Dynamic Section. Perugia, Italy, 17– 20 September 2025.
Ghinassi, S. & Benucci, S.B. (2025). The role of psychological distress in maladaptive daydreaming among individuals with vulnerable narcissistic traits as a consequence of parental overcontrol. [Paper presentation.[National Congress of the Italian Psychological Association - Clinical and Dynamic Section. Perugia, Italy, 17–20 September 2025.
Casale, S., Ghinassi, S., & Elhai, J.D. (2005). A 2-wave study on the associations between dissociative experiences, maladaptive daydreaming, bodily dissociation, and problematic social media use. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00075
Kandeğer, A., Güler, H. A., Özaltın, M. S., Bayırlı, Ö., Söylemez, H., Yıldız, E., & Semerci, B. (2025). Could Maladaptive Daydreaming Delay ADHD Diagnosis Until Adulthood? Clinical Characteristics of Adults With ADHD Based on Diagnosis Age. Journal of Attention Disorders, 29(5), 387- 396. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547241310990
Khawar, M. & Khalid, R. (2025). Parenting Style, Social Intelligence and Maladaptive Daydreaming in Adolescents. Journal of Health, Wellness and Community Research, 3(2), e758. https://doi.org/10.61919/1tf4x991
Ali, F. & Shafiq, S. (2025). Impact of daydreaming, escapism, and partner fantasies on mental health well-being among youth. Annual Methodological Archive Research Review, 3(6), 471-491. https://doi.org/10.63075/3tntab39
Tuğyıldız, R. Y., Avcu, A., & Topcu, F., (2025). The role of social anxiety and emotional self-Efficacy in the link between childhood trauma and maladaptive daydreaming among university students: a moderated mediation model. Current Psychology, 28(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s12144-025-08352-3
Azizah, F. F. & Kusumaningrum, F. A. (2025). The Influence of Maladaptive Daydreaming on Celebrity Worship Among Muslim Early Adult K-Pop Fans in Indonesia. Unisia, 43(1).https://doi.org/10.20885/unisia.vol43.iss1.art16
Mansuklal, S.A., Pascoal, P.M., Somer, E., Costa, I.B., & Anderson, G. (2025). What Is Known About Maladaptive Daydreaming? A Scoping Review. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 32:e70104. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.70104
Agrawal. A., Sandal, V., & Kaur, R. (2025). Dream on: Maladaptive Daydreaming as a Distinct Psychopathology in a Person with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 5(1), 41-44. https://doi.org/10.54169/ijocp.v5i01.08. Retrieved from https://www.ijocp.com/index.php/IJOCP/article/view/184.
Wall, H. J, & Clotworthy, G. (2025). Maladaptive Daydreaming and Regulation of the Behavioural Inhibition and Activation System. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/02762366251352852
Jehanzeb, S. & Javaid, A. (2025). “Overdiagnosed or Misdiagnosed” – A Classic Case of Pseudohallucinations and Maladaptive Daydreaming When a Diagnosis of Adult ADHD Was Missed. British Journal of Psychiatry Open, 11 (S1): S305-S305. https://doi.org/bj0.2020.10734
Calaresi, D., Cuzzocrea, F., Saladino, V., Giordano, F, & Verrastro, V. (2025). Attachment styles and suicide risk: The effects of neuroticism and maldaptive daydreaming. Psychological Applications and Trends. https://doi.org/10.36315/2025inpact108
Hryniszak, W., Kękuś, M. Somer, E., & Barzykowski, K. (2025). Do my daydreams deceive me? The relationship between memory distrust and daydreaming. Poster presented at the 2025 Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC). County Kildare, Ireland, June 11-14.
Soffer-Dudek, N. (2025). Corrigendum for “Maladaptive daydreaming: Proposed diagnostic criteria and their assessment with a structured clinical interview” concerning the cutoff of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16). Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000433
Zaheer, U. A., Mastrokoukou, S., Longobardi, C., & Bozzato, P. (2025). Parent Attachment and Video Gaming Addiction: The Serial Mediation Role of Social Support and Maladaptive Daydreaming. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 15(4), 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15040060
Renzi, A., & Mariani, R. (2025). What Is the Relationship Between Narcissism and Maladaptive Daydreaming The Role of Defense Mechanisms as Mediators. Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20250018
Dao, P.Q. & Alexandrovna, P.A. (2025). Loneliness as a motivating factor for maladaptive daydreaming among Vietnamese adolescents: the role of online novel reading, Psychology, Health & Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2486506
Calaresi, D., Saladino, V., Giordano, F. & Verrastro, V. (2025). The Impact of Neuroticism and Daydreaming in the Link Between Attachment and Suicide Risk in Emerging Adults. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology, and Education, 15(4), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15040052
Somer, E. & Soffer-Dudek, N. (2025). Stimming in a Reverie: A Case of Maladaptive Daydreaming Previously Diagnosed as Autism. Case Reports in Psychiatry, 9700504. https://doi.org/10.1155/crps/9700504
Theodor-Katz, N., & Soffer-Dudek, N. (2025). Where Is My Mind? The Daydreaming Characteristics Questionnaire, a New Tool to Differentiate Absorptive Daydreaming From Mind-Wandering. Journal of Attention Disorders, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251319081
Mamah, D, Chen, S.S., Gomez-Lopez, A. & Alexander, A. (2025). A Pharmacotherapeutic and Neuroimaging Case Study of Maladaptive Daydreaming. Psychiatry Research Case Reports 4(3):100249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycr.2025.100249
Begum, A., Bibi, A., & Nawaz, A. (2024). Childhood emotional maltreatment and maladaptive Daydreaming among Adolescents: Moderating role of Trait Mindfulness. Al-ISRA, 3(2), 01–17. Retrieved from https://israjr.com/index.php/home/article/view/31
Van Dun, W. (2024). A Phenomenological Contribution to Psychopathological Imagination: an Intolerance of Uncertainty. Phenomenology and Mind, 27, 232-246. https://doi.org/10.17454/pam-2716
Khan, H. & Salman, F. (2024). Media related maladaptive daydreaming, emotional regulation and psychological distress in university students. International Journal of Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences, 3(2), 809-821. https://ijciss.org/index.php/ijciss/article/view/706/753
Reddy, M.B., Ranjitha, S., Alwar, S.V. & Rajan, E.J.E. (2024). Lost Inside My Head - An Exploratory Study on The Effect of Daydreaming on Emotion Regulation and Fantasy Proneness. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(4). https://ijip.in/articles/fantasy-proneness/ DOI: 10.25215/1204.247
Moment, L. (2024). Exploring the Relationship Between Maladaptive Daydreaming and Adverse Childhood Experiences. Graduate Student Journal of Psychology, 23, 43-58. https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/gsjp/article/view/12525/6480
Celban, J. & Nowacki, A. (2024). Emotion dysregulation, dissociation, and borderline personality disorder symptoms as correlates of maladaptive daydreaming in a general sample: the crucial role of experiential avoidance. European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 8(4).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2024.100481.
Ishfaq, N. & Kamal, A. (2024). Intervening Effect of Maladaptive Personality on the Relationship Between Defense Styles and Psychiatric Symptoms Among Prisoners. Indian Journal Psychological Medicine, 46(6), 570–578. DOI: 10.1177/02537176241236898
Pyszkowska, A., Nowacki, A., & Celban, J. (2024). The Daydream Spectrum: The Role of Emotional Dysregulation, Internalized Stigma and Self-Esteem in Maladaptive Daydreaming Among Adults With ADHD, ASD, and Double Diagnosis. Journal of Attention Disorders (OnlineFirst). https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547241290901.
Shanbhag, T., & Pothiyil, D.I. (2024). A Cognitive Approach to Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/02537176241236898.
Horváth, R., Buvár, Á., Urbán, R., Demetrovics, Z., & Zsila, Á. (2024). Role models in gaming: Wishful identification and maladaptive daydreaming mediate the association between desire for fame and game engagement. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 135., 152538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152538.
Perez, S. (2024). Chapter 12 Through the Looking-Glass: A Stage-Based Approach to the Intentional Transformative Experience of Reality Shifting. In S. Perez, B. Rijn & J. Schlieter (Ed.), Intentional Transformative Experiences: Theorizing Self-Cultivation in Religion and Esotericism (pp. 293-324). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110909883-012
Pham, Q. D., & Pecherkina, A. A. (2024). How ghosting and stress impact vulnerable narcissism and maladaptive daydreaming: The role of mindfulness and rumination. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cns0000403
Mancinelli, E., Spisto, S., Sukhija, V.J. & Salcuni, S. (2024). Maladaptive daydreaming as emotion regulation strategy: exploring the association with emotion regulation, psychological symptoms, and negative problem-solving orientation. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06487-3
Mancinelli, E., Spisto, S., Sukhija, V.J. & Salcuni, S. (2024). Correction to: “Maladaptive daydreaming as emotion regulation strategy: exploring the association with emotion regulation, psychological symptoms, and negative problem-solving orientation”. Current Psychology. 43, 35164–35168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06889-3
Nowacki, A. & Pyszkowska, A. (2024). It is all about discomfort avoidance: maladaptive daydreaming, frustration intolerance, and coping strategies – a network analysis. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06382-x
Balashevych, O.K., Harahulia, A.I, Molotokas, A.A., Bayer, O.O, & Kurapov, A.O. (2024). Адаптація та Психометрична Оцінка Опитувальника Дезадаптивної Мрійливості (MDS-16) на Українській Вибірці: Пілотне Дослідження (Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16) on an Ukranian Sample: A Pilot Study). Перспективи та інновації науки (Prospects and Innovations in Science) 6(40):609-629. https://doi.org/10.52058/2786-4952-2024-6(40)-609-629
Öğü, Ç (2024). Association of maladaptive daydreaming with behavioral addiction, Health Sciences Quarterly 4(3), 233-241. https://journals.gen.tr/jsp.
Pezzi, M., Zagaria, A., Miguel-Alvaro, A., Gámez-Guadix, M., Gori, A., Santoro, G., & Musetti, A. (2024). Maladaptive Daydreaming and Problematic Online Behaviors: A Network Analysis Approach, Journal of Psychiatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.07.023
Chávez, J.E. (2024). La ensoñación excesiva como una respuesta al estrés en adolescentes (Maladaptive daydreaming as a stress response in adolescents). Educación y Salud - Boletín Científico Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Autónoma del Estad, 12 (24), 47-52. https://doi.org/10.29057/icsa.v12i24.12754
Roy, A., Girija, V. S., & Kitzlerová, E. (2024). 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, 30, e944209. https://doi.org/10.12659/MSM.944209
Saladino, V., Calaresi, D., Cuzzocrea, F., and Verrastro, V. (2024). The Interplay between Binge Watching and Suicide Risk: Daytime Sleepiness and Maladaptive Daydreaming as Mediators. Social Sciences 13, 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ socsci13060283
Zorlu, Ö., Beyazũz, E., Aytekin, S. & Albayrak, H. (2024). Maladaptive Daydreaming in Psoriasis Patients. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 12(2), 85-92. https://doi.org/10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2024.26349.
Constantine, L. & Haque, S. (2024). Loneliness, Self-Esteem, and Maladaptive Daydreaming in University Students: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4538726/v1
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Hedderly, T., Eccles, C., Malik, O., Abdulsatar, F., Mitchell, C., Owen, T., Soffer-Dudek, N., Grose, C., Fernandez, T.V., Robinson, S. and Somer, E. (2024), Intense Imagery Movements May Lead to Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Case Series and Literature Review. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 11, 716-719. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.14011
Saladino V, Calaresi D, Cuzzocrea F, Verrastro V. (2024). The Interplay between Binge Watching and Suicide Risk: Daytime Sleepiness and Maladaptive Daydreaming as Mediators. Social Sciences, 13(6):283. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13060283
Somer, E. & Otgaar, H. (2024). Exploring the Nexus between Childhood Adversities, Trauma-related Fantasy and Memory in Maladaptive Daydreaming. Acta Psychologica, 247, 104301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104301
Aruguete, M.S., Grieve, F., Zsila, Á. et al. The absorption-addiction model of celebrity worship: in search of a broader theoretical foundation. BMC Psychol 12, 224 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01733-6
Shiota, S., Oura, S.I., & Matsumoto M. (2024). Maladaptive fantasy predicts negatively distorted self and other mental representation: A consideration of child abuse from psycho/neuro/biological perspectives. Environment and Social Psychology, 9(7): 2079. https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v9i7.2079
Begum, A. & Khan, M.J. (2024). Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Maladaptive Daydreaming Among Adolescents: Mediating Role of Emotional Processing. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 39 (1) 123-137. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2024.39.1.08
Somer, E. (2024). When Imagination Feels Like Reality: A Case Study of False Memories and Maladaptive Daydreaming in Visual Impairment. Case Reports in Psychiatry, Article ID 9391645, 82024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/9391645.
Lawson, E. & Thompson, E. (2024). Daydreaming as spontaneous immersive imagination: A phenomenological analysis. Philosophy and the Mind Sciences, 5. https://doi.org/10.33735/phimisci.2024.9913
Balashevych, O.K., & Molotokas, A.A. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Maladaptive Daydreaming and Other Forms of Imagination. Habitus. https://doi.org/10.32782/2663-5208.2024.57.56 (In Ukrainian).
Shanbhag, T., & Pothiyil, D.I. (2024). A Cognitive Approach to Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 0(0). doi:10.1177/02537176241236898
Hedderly, T., Eccles, C., Malik, O., Abdulsatar, F., Mitchell, C., Owen, T., Soffer-Dudek, N., Grose, C., Fernandez, T.V., Robinson, S. & Somer, E. (2024), Intense Imagery Movements May Lead to Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Case Series and Literature Review. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.14011
Soffer-Dudek, N. (2024). Seeing is believing: implications of the dreamlike cognitive style for waking spontaneous thought and psychopathology. Philosophy and the Mind Sciences, 5. https://doi.org/10.33735/phimisci.2024.10208
Somer, E. (2024). Calling the tune in maladaptive daydreaming: The impact of music on the experience of compulsive fantasizing. Psychology of Music, 52(6), 611-627. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356231222290
Catelan, R.F.,Zsila, Á., Pietkiewicz, I.J., & Nardi, A.E. (2023). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (BMDS-16). Psychiatria I Psychologia Kliniczna, 23 (3), 129–140. https://dx.doi.org/10.15557/PiPK.2023.0018.
Jahangiri, N., Hashemi, N., Jafari, L., Abdollahi siyahkaldeh, F. (2023). Prediction of Psychological Distress and Job Performance of Nurses Based on Maladaptive Daydreaming and Social Loneliness during the Covid 19 Epidemic. Quarterly Journal of Nursing Management, 11(4), 37-47 مدیریت پرستاری. URL: http://ijnv.ir/article-1-978-en.html
Pyszkowska, A., Celban, J., Nowacki, A., & Dubiel, I. (2023). Maladaptive daydreaming, emotional dysregulation, affect and internalized stigma in persons with borderline personality disorder and depression disorder: A network analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2923
Vyas, M., Shaikh, M., Rana, S. & Pendyala, A. (2023). Is this the real life? Or just a fantasy? A closer look at maladaptive daydreaming. Mental Health and Social Inclusion. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-01-2023-0014. (pdf).
Lakshyay Rawat, A. & Malik, H. (2023). Daydreaming: Vex or Delight? International Journal of Engineering Technology and Management Sciences 3(7), 105. https://doi.org/10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i03.105 (pdf).
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Mishra, B. & Kewalramani, S. (2023). Social Media Use Maladaptive Daydreaming and Imposter Phenomenon in Younger Adults. Journal of Advance Research in Science and Social Science, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.46523/jarssc.06.01.20. (pdf).
Musetti, A., *Soffer-Dudek, N. (*co-first author), Imperato, C., Schimmenti, A., & Franceschini, C. (2023). Longitudinal associations between maladaptive daydreaming and psychological distress during the COVID-19 health crisis. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12(1), 288-294. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00001
Pietkiewicz, I. J., Hełka, A., Barłóg, M., & Tomalski, R. (2023). Validity and reliability of the Polish Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (PMDS-16) and its short form (PMDS-5). Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 30(4), 882–897. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2844
Jahangiri, N., Hashemi, N., jafari, L., & Abdollahi Siyahkaldeh, F. (2023). Prediction of Psychological Distress and Job Performance of Nurses Based on Maladaptive Daydreaming and Social Loneliness during the Covid-19 Epidemic. Quarterly Journal of Nursing Management, 11(4), 37-47. (in Farsi). (English Abstract).
Herscu, O., Somer, E., Federman, A., & Soffer-Dudek, N. (2023). Mindfulness meditation and self-monitoring reduced maladaptive daydreaming symptoms: A randomized controlled trial of a brief self-guided web-based program. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 91(5), 285-300. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000790
Roneena, A.J. & Anandarani, V.S. (2022). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Maladaptive daydreaming: A Case Report. International Research Journal of Education and Technology, 4(10). (pdf).
Horváth-Labancz, E., Sándor, A., Balázs, K., Molnár, J., & Kuritárné Szabó, I. (2022). Pathological personality traits of maladaptive daydreamers measured by the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 in a psychiatric sample. Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 30(3), 536-547. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2820
Ahmadi, F., Goodarzi, M., Kazemi Rezai, S.A. & Yazdanimehr, R. (2022). Reliability, validity, and factor structure of the maladaptive daydreaming scale (MDS-16) in an Iranian sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 14(4), 53-63. DOI: 10.22075/JCP.2022.27056.2443. (pdf).
Chaudhary, S., Jain, K., Agarwal, M. & Bajaj, V.. (2022). Maladaptive Daydreaming Among the Indian Youth: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.25215/1001.027
West, M.J., Somer, E., & Eigsti, I.-M. (2022). Shared Challenges and Cooccurrence of Maladaptive Daydreaming and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 7(1), 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41252-022-00279-1
Musetti, A., Gori, A., Michelini, G., Di Monte, C., Franceschini, C., & Mariani, R. (2022). Are defense styles mediators between traumatic experiences and maladaptive daydreaming? Current Psychology, 42(30), 26683-26691. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03708-5
Thorburn, C. (2022). ‘Maladaptive Daydreaming’: An introduction to a new condition. European Psychiatry, 65(S1), S178-S179. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.473
Wen, H., Soffer-Dudek, N., & Somer, E. (2022). Daily feelings and the affective valence of daydreams in maladaptive daydreaming: A longitudinal analysis. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000293
Margherita, G., Caffieri, A., Mariani, R., Filosa, M., Manari, T., Lenzo, V., Quattropani, M. C., Vegni, E., Borghi, L., Castelnuovo, G., Saita, E., Freda, M. F., Varallo, G., Franceschini, C., & Musetti, A. (2022). Dreaming or daydreaming during COVID-19 lockdown: A comparison between maladaptive and nonmaladaptive daydreamers. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 10(4), 331–345. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000333
Metin, S., Gocmen, B., Metin, B. (2022). Turkish validity and reliability study of maladaptive daydreaming. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 12(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5455/PBS.20210907111754
Soffer-Dudek, N. & Theodor‐Katz, N. (2022). Maladaptive Daydreaming: epidemiological data on a newly identified syndrome. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 871041. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.871041
Theodor‐Katz, N., Somer, E., Hesseg, R. M., & Soffer‐Dudek, N. (2022). Could immersive daydreaming underlie a deficit in attention? The prevalence and characteristics of maladaptive daydreaming in individuals with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.2335520
Mariani, R., Musetti, A., Di Monte, C., Danskin, K., Franceschini, C., & Christian, C. (2021). Maladaptive Daydreaming in Relation to Linguistic Features and Attachment Style. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 386. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010386
Metin, B., Somer, E., Abu-Rayya, H.M., Schimmenti, A., & Göçmen, B. (2021). Perceived Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic Mediates the Association Between Self-quarantine Factors and Psychological Characteristics and Elevated Maladaptive Daydreaming. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21(3), 1570-1582. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00678-w
Yazhini, C.S. (2021). Statistical analysis of impact on daydreaming. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 8(3), 543-563. http://www.ijrar.org/IJRAR21C2177.pdf
Brenner, R., Somer, E., & Abu-Rayya, H.M. (2021). Personality Traits and Maladaptive Daydreaming: Fantasy Functions and Themes in a Multi-Country Sample. Personality and Individual Differences, 184, 111194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111194.
Musetti, A., Franceschini, C., Pingani, L., Freda, M.F., Saita, EW., Vegni, E., Zenesini, C., Quattropani, M.C., Lenzo, V., Margherita, G., Lemmo, D., Corsano, P., Borghi, L., Cattivelli, R., Plazzi, G., Castelnuovo, G., Somer, E., Schimmenti A. (2021). Maladaptive daydreaming in an adult Italian population during the COVID-19 lockdown. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 838. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631979
Sándor, A., Bugán, A., Nagy, A., Bogdán, L.S., & Molnár, L. (2021). Attachment characteristics and emotion regulation difficulties among maladaptive and normal daydreamers. Current Psychology, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01546-5
Kammad, Z.A., Al-Sabbagh, A.B., & Hussain, M.A. (2021). Prevalence of Proneness to Maladaptive Daydreaming Syndrome In Basra Medical Students. Elementary Education Online, 20 (1), 2009-2013. doi:10.17051/ilkonline.2021.01.219
Yazhini, C.S. (2021). Statistical analysis of impact on daydreaming. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 8(3), 543-563. http://www.ijrar.org/IJRAR21C2177.pdf
Perrotta G (2021) The state of consciousness: From perceptual alterations to dissociative forms. Analysis of neurobiological and clinical profiles. Journal of Neurology, Neurological Science and Disorders, 7(1): 006-018. DOI: 10.17352/jnnsd.000042
Sharma P. & Mahapatra A. (2021). Phenomenological analysis of maladaptive daydreaming associated with internet gaming addiction: a case report. General Psychiatry, 34(2). e100419. doi:10.1136/ gpsych-2020-100419
Wijaya, R. B. A. (2021). Self-Concept in Early Adulthood Experiencing Maladaptive Daydreaming. Al-Qalb: Jurnal Psikologi Islam, 12(2), 179-193. https://doi.org/10.15548/alqalb.v12i2.2865 (In Indonesian, English abstract).
Somer, E., Abu-Rayya, H.M., Schimmenti, A., Metin, B., Brenner, R. Ferrante, E., Göçmen, B., and Marino, A. (2020). Heightened Levels of Maladaptive Daydreaming Are Associated With COVID-19 Lockdown, Pre-existing Psychiatric Diagnoses, and Intensified Psychological Dysfunctions: A Multi-country Study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 587455. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.587455
Ferrante, E., Marino, A., Guglielmucci, F., & Schimmenti, A. (2020). The Mediating Role of Dissociation and Shame in the Relationship Between Emotional Trauma and Maladaptive Daydreaming. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 9(1), 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cns0000253
Ross, C.A., Ridgway, J., & George, N. (2020). Maladaptive Daydreaming, Dissociation, and the Dissociative Disorders. Psychiatric Research & Clinical Practice, 2(2), 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20190050
West, M. & Somer, E. (2020). Empathy, emotion regulation and creativity in immersive daydreaming. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 39(4), 358-373. DOI: 10.1177/0276236619864277
Vázquez-Rivera, S., de la Vega-Rodríguez, I., García-Villamor, M., Díaz-Marsá, M., & Carrasco-Perera, J. L. (2020). Trastorno de Ensoñación Excesiva: Características Clínicas y Neuropsicológicas del PrimerCaso Descrito en España. Revista de Casos Clínicos en Salud Mental, 8(1), 2. Revista De Casos Clínicos En Salud Mental, 8(1).
Adeniz, E. (2020). Daydreaming Overdose: Maladaptive Daydreaming. PsiNossa, 60, 29-31 (In Turkish)
Vally, Z., Moussa, D., Khalil, E., Al Fahel, A., Al Azry, N., & Jafar, N. (2020). Celebrity worship in the United Arab Emirates: An examination of its association with problematic Internet use, maladaptive daydreaming, and desire for fame. Psychology of Popular Media, 10(1), 124–134. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000276
Gervasi, S., Santoro, G. & Schimmenti, A. (2019). Maladaptive daydreaming: teoria, ricerca e implicazioni cliniche del disturbo da sogni a occhi aperti. Psichiatria & Psicoterapia, 38(4), 237-249. (Maladaptive daydreaming: theory, research, and clinical implications of daydreaming, In Italian).
Wang, Q., Dong, X., & Li, X. (2019). rTMS as an add-on treatment for maladaptive daydreaming over 10 years in patients with schizophrenia: A case report. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 43, 208–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2017.10.025
Abu-Rayya, H. M., Somer, E., & Meari-Amir, S. (2019). The Psychometric Properties of the Arabic 16-Item Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16-AR) in a Multicountry Arab Sample. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 6(2), 171-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cns0000183
Abu-Rayya, H. M., Somer, E., & Knane, H. (2019). Maladaptive Daydreaming Is Associated With Intensified Psychosocial Problems Experienced by Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Violence against women, 26(8), 825–837. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801219845532
Somer, E., Abu-Rayya, H.M. & Nsairy Samaan, Z. (2019). Maladaptive daydreaming among recovering substance use disorder patients: its prevalence and mediation of the relationship between childhood trauma and dissociation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addictions, 17(2), 206-216, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-0011-9
Zsila, Á., Urbán, R., McCutheon, L.E. & Demetrovics, Z. (2019). A path analytic review of the association between psychiatric symptoms and celebrity worship: The mediating role of maladaptive daydreaming and desire for fame. Personality and Individual Differences, 151, 109511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109511
Schimmenti, A. Sideli, L. La Marca, L., Gori, A. & Terrone, G. (2019): Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS–16) in an Italian Sample. Journal of Personality Assessment 102(5), 689-701. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2019.1594240
Somer, E., Somer, L. & Halpern, N. (2019). Representations of maladaptive daydreaming and the self: A qualitative analysis of drawings, The Arts in Psychotherapy. 63, 102-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2018.12.004
Miller, A. (2019). Therapeutic neutrality, ritual abuse, and maladaptive daydreaming. A commentary. Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation, 3(1), 4–11. https://doi.org/10.46716/ftpd.2019.0018
Ross, C.A. (2019). Maladaptive daydreaming and therapeutic neutrality: A rejoinder. Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation, 3(1):12–13.. https://doi.org/10.46716/ftpd.2019.0019
Somer, E. (2019). On dissociative identity disorder and maladaptive daydreaming. Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation, 3(1):14–18. https://doi.org/10.46716/ftpd.2019.0020
Ross, C.A. (2019). Maladaptive daydreaming and dissociation: Both a continuum and a taxon. A rejoinder. Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation, 3(1):19–20. https://doi.org/10.46716/ftpd.2019.0021
Pietkiewicz, I.J., Nęcki, S., Bańbura, A, & Tomalski, R. (2018). Maladaptive daydreaming as a new form of behavioral addiction. Journal of Behavioural Addictions, 7(3), 838-843. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.95
Jopp, D. S., Dupuis, M., Somer, E., Hagani, N., & Herscu, O. (2018). Validation of the Hebrew Version of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-H): Evidence for a Generalizable Measure of Pathological Daydreaming. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 6(3), 242-261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cns0000162
Bershtling, O., & Somer, E. (2018). The micro-politics of a new mental condition: Legitimization in maladaptive daydreamers’ discourse. The Qualitative Report, 23(8), 1983-2002. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3466.
Ross, C.A. (2018).The Potential Relevance of Maladaptive Daydreaming in Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Persons With Ritual Abuse and Complex Inner Worlds. Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation, 1(2), 160-173. https://doi.org/10.46716/ftpd.2017.0010.
Somer, E. (2018). Maladaptive daydreaming: Ontological analysis, treatment rationale: a Pilot case study. Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation, 2(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.46716/ftpd.2017.0006
Naguy, A., Alamiri, B., & AlDhaen, M. N. (2018). Methylphenidate for Ego-Syntonic Daydreaming. American Journal of Therapeutics, 25(6), e725–e726. https://doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0000000000000742
Somer, E., Soffer-Dudek, N., & Ross, C. A. (2017). The comorbidity of daydreaming disorder (Maladaptive Daydreaming). Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 205(7), 525-530. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000685
Somer, E., Soffer-Dudek, N., Ross, C. A., & Halpern, N. (2017). Maladaptive daydreaming: Proposed diagnostic criteria and their assessment with a structured clinical interview. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 4(2), 176-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cns0000114
Somer, E. Somer, L. & Jopp, S.D. (2016). Childhood Antecedents and Maintaining Factors in Maladaptive Daydreaming. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 204(6), 471-478. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000507
Somer, E. Somer, L. & Jopp, S.D. (2016). Parallel Lives: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experience of Maladaptive Daydreaming. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 17(5), 561-576. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2016.1160463
Somer, E., Lehrfeld J., Jopp, D.S., & Bigelsen, J. (2016). Development and Validation of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS). Consciousness and Cognition, 39, 77-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.12.001
Bigelsen, J., Lehrfeld, J.M., Jopp, D.S. & Somer, E. (2016). Maladaptive daydreaming: Evidence for an under-researched mental health disorder. Consciousness and Cognition, 42, 254-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2016.03.017
Bigelsen, J., & Schupak, C. (2011). Compulsive fantasy: Proposed evidence of an under-reported syndrome through a systematic study of 90 self-identified non-normative fantasizers. Consciousness and Cognition, 20(4), 1634-1648. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2011.08.013
Schupak, C. & Rosenthal, J. (2009). Excessive daydreaming: A case history and discussion of mind wandering and high fantasy proneness. Consciousness and Cognition, 18(1), 290-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2008.10.002
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Somer, E. (2002). Maladaptive Daydreaming: Um Inquérito Qualitativo. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 32(2), 195-210. A Portuguese translation retrieved from: https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/436421/normal_59c54b7c8cdef.pdf
Academic Papers
Preprints, Seminars, Theses, and Dissertations
Roy, I.R. (2025). Relationship between maladaptive daydreaming and academic self-concept among high school students. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master’s thesis in Social Work. Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, India
Fathyarini Kalifa, A. (2024). Adaptasi Alat Ukur Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale Versi Indonesia. (Validation of a measurement tool: The Indonesian version of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale). A bachelor’s thesis presented to The Faculty of Psychology Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia.
Flickinger, F. (2024) Assessing the relationship between unmet belongingness needs and maladaptive daydreaming. Master's thesis, Harvard University Division of Continuing Education. https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37379159
Moment, L.D. (2023). Navigating the Daydreamscape: An In-Depth Exploration of Maladaptive Daydreaming, Coping Strategies, and Mental Well-Being, PREPRINT (Version 1). Available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3693926/v1]. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3693926/v1
Moment, L.D. (2023). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Maladaptive Daydreaming, (Version 1). Available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3380341/v1] https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3380341/v1
Moment, L.D. (2023). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Maladaptive Daydreaming, Research Square (preprint). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0335-4827
frustracji (in Polish). Maladaptive daydreaming, Coping Styles and Frustration Intolerance. A Mater's thesis presented to the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Silesia, Poland. (English abstract)
Richardson, V.A. (2023). Exploring the lived experience of maladaptive daydreaming. Dissertation presented to the Faculty of the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, USA. (pdf).
Cosereanu, L.D. (2023). Maladaptive Daydreaming: Fantasy of the Mind or Condition of the Brain? Research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BA (Hons) Working with Children, Young People, and Families. Leeds Trinity University, UK.
Rogna, J. (2021). LA RÊVERIE COMPULSIVE ET LE DÉFICIT DE L’ATTENTION TISSER UN LIEN ENTRE CES DEUX PHÉNOMÈNES CLINIQUES. Mémoire de Master, Faculté des Sciences Sociales et Politiques - Institut de psychologie, Université de Lausanne, Suisse.(pdf), Switzerland.
Lapenna, P.C. (2020). Impossible Daydreams: an exploration. Master's thesis in Creative Writing, presented to the University of Exeter, United Kingdom.
Churchland, M. (2020). The tower, a Master’s thesis in creative writing about the experience of maladaptive daydreaming. University of British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0394112University of British Columbia. Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0394112
Pattison, K.D. (2020). Daydreamed: A creative representation of maladaptive daydreaming (An Undergraduate Research Scholars thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA). Retrieved from Retrieved from https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/188459
Balestra, R. (2019). Rêveries compulsives : Validation de la version francophone du Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-F) (Maladaptive daydreaming: validation of the French version of the Maladaptive Datdreaming Scale (MDS-F). Master's thesis submitted to the Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques, Université de Lausanne, Suisse (in French).] English abstract.
Castiglia, D. (2019). Maladaptive daydreaming : traumatismes et prédisposition à la rêverie comme facteurs de risque (Maladaptive daydreaming: trauma and predisposition to daydreaming as risk factors). Thesis submitted to Université de Lausanne, Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques, Université de Lausanne, Suisse (in French). English abstract.
De La Vega, P. (2018). Maladaptive daydreaming : une histoire pour survive (Maladaptive daydreaming: A story to survive). Thesis submitted to Université de Lausanne, Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques, Université de Lausanne, Suisse (in French). English abstract.
Thomson. C.A. (2018). Understanding Self-Identified Use of Maladaptive Daydreaming in Relation to Developmental Trauma: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Blogs. A thesis submitted to the University of Chester, UK for the Degree of Master of Science (Psychological Trauma) in partial fulfillment of the Modular Programme in Psychological Trauma.
Cook, Mary, "Thin Places" (2018). English Honors Theses. 10. https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=eng_stu_schol
Other Scientific Publications
Webinars, lectures, and talks
Theodor-Katz, N., Somer, E., Maaravi-Hesseg, R. & Soffer-Dudek, N. (2024, October 23-27). Maladaptive Daydreaming: A self-hypnotic state of immersive fantasy, different from mind wandering and ADHD. [Poster session]. Mind Unleashed, The 75th annual workshop & scientific program of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Anaheim. CA, United States. https://www.sceh.us/conference-details
Somer, E. (2024, October 10-12). Maladaptive daydreaming: Unmasking absorptive daydreaming disorder [Conference presentation]. The 9th International Congress of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation, Katowice, Poland.
Demirbas, H. (2021). Studying Maladaptive Daydreaming’s Impact on Impulsivity. Paper presented at the 2021 online Annual Indiana University Southeast Student Conference, (April 22-23). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2022/26425/Demirbas_Hasan-Studying_Maladaptive_Daydreamings_Impact_on_Impulsivity-Paper.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y.
Herscu, O. (October 4-5, 2021). Evaluating the effectiveness of an online self-help therapeutic
intervention in maladaptive daydreaming. Conference of the Israeli Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR-IL) in collaboration with the Freud Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Mefarshim Institute, Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College. https://www.mifrasim.mta.ac.il/sprconference2021
West, M., Somer, E., & Eigsti, I. M. (May 2021). Maladaptive Daydreaming in Autism Spectrum Disorders Is Associated with Loneliness, Repetitive Behaviors, and Emotion Regulation Difficulties. The 2021 Association for Psychological Science virtual convention.
Breshtling, O. & Somer, E. (2018, September). The micro-politics of a new mental condition: Legitimization in the discourse of individuals with 'maladaptive daydreaming. Paper presented at Qualitative Research in Mental Health Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Non-peer reviewed publications
Dupleix, B.C. (2024). Effet modérateur de la pleine conscience sur le lien entre la fantaisie-trait et la rêverie compulsive (Moderating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between trait fantasy and
compulsive daydreaming). Research project presented to the Université de Nîmes. Literature review. Research paper.
Moment, L.D. (2024). Navigating the Daydreamscape: An In-Depth Exploration of Maladaptive Daydreaming, Coping Strategies, and Mental Well-Being. Preprint published on Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3693926/v1
Fawcett, S. (2022). Teens in fantasyland: When Imaginations Get Carried Away. Down Syndrome Resource Foundation. (pdf).
Conan, V. (2020). Losing the Atmosphere. Greenpoint Press.
Witkin, M. (2019). Maladaptive daydreaming: Is it a "real thing"? The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behaviour Letter, 35(2), https://doi.org/10.1002/cbl.30353
Sándor, A. (2017). Examination of maladaptive daydreaming in the general population. English abstract of a thesis submitted to the Department of Health Psychology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (in Hungarian). A presentation of data from this thesis won the 2nd national prize for outstanding research, 2017 Conference of the Scientific Student Association, Hungary. Supervisor: Dr. Judit Molnár.
Sándor, A. (2017). A maladaptív nappali álmodozás vizsgálata átlagpopulációban. Disszertáció összefoglaló, Debreceni Egyetem (in Hungarian).