Corrigendum for “Maladaptive Daydreaming: Proposed Diagnostic Criteria and Their Assessment With a Structured Clinical Interview” Concerning the Cutoff of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16)

In the article “Maladaptive Daydreaming: Proposed Diagnostic Criteria and Their Assessment With a Structured Clinical Interview” (Somer, Soffer-Dudek, Ross, & Halpern, 2017) published in this journal, a cutoff of 50 was suggested for the 16-item English version of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale. This figure was erroneous due to the survey platform’s automatic change in scaling, which was overlooked by the authors. The correct figure for the optimal cutoff was supposed to be 40. The latter figure retains zero false positives and minimizes false negatives. Individuals who score above 40 on the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale are likely to suffer from maladaptive daydreaming, and studies are encouraged to use that correct cutoff.