Dissociative experiences are highly common in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and have been associated with childhood abuse and neglect. Only few studies so far differentiated between specific forms of psychoform and somatoform dissociation, childhood trauma, and BPD domains. This study aimed to simultaneously investigate how psychoform dissociation (depersonalization derealization,...
Maladaptive daydreaming is a distinct syndrome in which the main symptom is excessive vivid fantasising that causes clinically significant distress and functional impairment in academic, vocational and social domains. Unlike normal daydreaming, maladaptive daydreaming is persistent, compulsive and detrimental to one’s life. It involves detachment from reality in favour of intense emotional...