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- 1Psychiatry examines maladaptive daydreaming and misophonia●Lost in daydreams? Enraged by chewing sounds? Psychiatry is taking a closer look.
Psychiatrists are taking a closer look at two little-understood conditions: maladaptive daydreaming, where people become lost in elaborate fantasy worlds for hours at a time, and misophonia, an intense emotional reaction to everyday sounds like chewing. Researchers are working to define both and decide whether they should be recognised in the diagnostic manual, a step that could improve treatment and recognition for sufferers.