Morbidity Of Dd By Eli Somer

Every so often during the day — perhaps on the bus or during a boring lecture — our brains slip into other, more interesting thoughts as we block out the world around us. Usually, we snap back to reality fairly quickly and continue to go about our day. For most people, this kind of daydreaming is a normal occurrence and does not have any effect on how they function — aside from the odd embarrassing moment where they are caught zoning-out — however, for a population of unknown size, daydreams become a debilitating and entirely all-consuming part of their daily life (Somer, E., Somer, L. & Jopp, D.S., 2016). These people often tend to have rich daydreams that involve complex plots, characters, situations, and emotions, and they can become …show more content…
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