“Overdiagnosed or Misdiagnosed” – A Classic Case of Pseudohallucinations and Maladaptive Daydreaming When a Diagnosis of Adult ADHD Was Missed
Aims: Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can present differently in adults and often goes misdiagnosed due to overlapping symptoms. Maladaptive daydreaming may also be misdiagnosed, as it shares similarities with dissociative symptoms, depersonalization, derealization, and t...
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| description | Aims: Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can present differently in adults and often goes misdiagnosed due to overlapping symptoms. Maladaptive daydreaming may also be misdiagnosed, as it shares similarities with dissociative symptoms, depersonalization, derealization, and temporal lobe epilepsy. Jasper has identified pseudohallucinations as akin to normal perception and occurring in the inner subjective space. Adults with ADHD often experience zoning out, daydreaming, and cognitive hyperactivity, which may resemble psychosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ecffc23c9b2a495ba1d892db0c82da922025-08-20T03:32:55ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S305S30510.1192/bjo.2025.10734“Overdiagnosed or Misdiagnosed” – A Classic Case of Pseudohallucinations and Maladaptive Daydreaming When a Diagnosis of Adult ADHD Was MissedSaima Jehanzeb0Amna Javaid1American Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE Psychiatry UK Online, UK, United KingdomAmerican Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAEAims: Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can present differently in adults and often goes misdiagnosed due to overlapping symptoms. Maladaptive daydreaming may also be misdiagnosed, as it shares similarities with dissociative symptoms, depersonalization, derealization, and temporal lobe epilepsy. Jasper has identified pseudohallucinations as akin to normal perception and occurring in the inner subjective space. Adults with ADHD often experience zoning out, daydreaming, and cognitive hyperactivity, which may resemble psychosis.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425107345/type/journal_article |
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| title | “Overdiagnosed or Misdiagnosed” – A Classic Case of Pseudohallucinations and Maladaptive Daydreaming When a Diagnosis of Adult ADHD Was Missed |
| title_full | “Overdiagnosed or Misdiagnosed” – A Classic Case of Pseudohallucinations and Maladaptive Daydreaming When a Diagnosis of Adult ADHD Was Missed |
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| title_short | “Overdiagnosed or Misdiagnosed” – A Classic Case of Pseudohallucinations and Maladaptive Daydreaming When a Diagnosis of Adult ADHD Was Missed |
| title_sort | overdiagnosed or misdiagnosed a classic case of pseudohallucinations and maladaptive daydreaming when a diagnosis of adult adhd was missed |
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