Thematic

Causal claim

Maladaptive Daydreaming ↔ Depressive Episode

Maladaptive Daydreaming correlates with Depressive Episode.

The two move together: more cause, more effect. The map scores it at 54% confidence, weighed from 2 articles.

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• 54%Confidence
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• UnspecifiedStrength
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How it works

two-thirds of clinically interviewed MD cases meet criteria for a depressive disorder; meta-analysis confirms a positive MD-depression association

The evidence

• Illustration D

  Findings revealed that MD is positively associated with depression, anxiety, dis...

  doi.org · Apr 1, 2025 High trust

  Backs 4 claims

  • Dissociative Symptoms ↔ Maladaptive Daydreaming
  • Maladaptive Daydreaming ↔ Depressive Episode
  • Maladaptive Daydreaming ↔ Anxiety Comorbidity
  • Maladaptive Daydreaming ↔ Psychotic Like Experiences

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• D

  The Comorbidity of Daydreaming Disorder... : Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease

  doi.org · Jul 1, 2017 High trust

  Backs 3 claims

  • Maladaptive Daydreaming ↑ Functional Impairment
  • Maladaptive Daydreaming ↔ Depressive Episode
  • Maladaptive Daydreaming ↔ Anxiety Comorbidity

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Where it sits

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