Patient has lived in this city for 4 years. She has colleagues. She has a gym. She has three 'almost friends'. She describes herself as 'having no friends here'.
Permanent. The standard for friendship is set in childhood and never met again.
Acknowledge the three almost-friends. Invite one to dinner. Cancel.
Patients with Chronic 'No Friends In This City' Loop typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Chronic 'No Friends In This City' Loop β 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: Sodalitas urbana absentia narrativa. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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