Patient uses birthdays, anniversaries, and the death of a shared pet as valid opportunities to re-enter an ex's life. 'Just wanted to say happy birthday.' It is not just that.
Annual minimum. Sometimes biannual.
None. Calendar has been compiled.
Patients with Chronic Birthday-Reach-Out Disease typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Chronic Birthday-Reach-Out Disease — a chronic 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: Natalis excusatio communicatio. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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