A similar study examining the comorbidity of MD, conducted by Eli Somer, Nirit Soffer-Dudek, and Colin A. Ross (2017) found that there were extremely high rates of comorbidity for MD and that individuals who exhibited MD had many complex psychiatric conditions. Of their sample size of 39 participants, 74% of participants met the criteria for three or more additional disorders and 41% met the criteria for four or more additional disorders (Somer, E., Soffer-Dudek, N., & Ross, C.A., 2017), the most common of those disorders being ADHD, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, or OCD. However, it is important to note that Somer, Soffer-Dudek, and Ross use these results to further demonstrate that MD is a distinguishable behaviour from normal daydreaming and that it causes distress and negatively impacts an individuals functioning. While there is currently no accepted criteria for MD as a disorder (Somer, E., Halpern, N., Ross, C. A., & Soffer-Dudek, N., 2017), nor is it recognized as a psychiatric disorder, present studies all stress the need for further research into the causes and possible treatment of
A similar study examining the comorbidity of MD, conducted by Eli Somer, Nirit Soffer-Dudek, and Colin A. Ross (2017) found that there were extremely high rates of comorbidity for MD and that individuals who exhibited MD had many complex psychiatric conditions. Of their sample size of 39 participants, 74% of participants met the criteria for three or more additional disorders and 41% met the criteria for four or more additional disorders (Somer, E., Soffer-Dudek, N., & Ross, C.A., 2017), the most common of those disorders being ADHD, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, or OCD. However, it is important to note that Somer, Soffer-Dudek, and Ross use these results to further demonstrate that MD is a distinguishable behaviour from normal daydreaming and that it causes distress and negatively impacts an individuals functioning. While there is currently no accepted criteria for MD as a disorder (Somer, E., Halpern, N., Ross, C. A., & Soffer-Dudek, N., 2017), nor is it recognized as a psychiatric disorder, present studies all stress the need for further research into the causes and possible treatment of