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Patient is watching Bluey with their four-year-old. The episode is called 'Sleepytime.' Patient has not said anything in 11 minutes. The four-year-old looks over and finds patient crying, quietly, trying to hide it. The four-year-old pats their arm. This makes it worse. The episode ends. Patient says 'that was a good one.' The four-year-old has, somehow, understood.
Chronic. Inside Out, Up, and Bluey's 'Sleepytime' are reliable triggers.
None. The child has begun selecting specific episodes on purpose.
Patients with Advanced Cartoon-Induced Parental Weeping typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Advanced Cartoon-Induced Parental Weeping — an advanced condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Fletus adulti per animata. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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