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Patient plays golf every Saturday from 6:47 AM to approximately 3 PM. In the post-round debrief at the clubhouse, patient adds another 90 minutes. Arrives home at 4:30. Is, by 5, asleep on the couch. The partner has had, by this accounting, approximately 14 consecutive Saturdays to themselves this year. Patient considers the arrangement 'a win-win.' The partner, who has had 14 Saturdays to themselves, has begun, apparently, to agree.
Chronic. Winter golf has been investigated and, regrettably, confirmed possible.
None. 'But it's my only time' has been said across a 40-hour weekly work schedule.
Patients with Pathological Golf-Weekend Priority typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Pathological Golf-Weekend Priority — a pathological 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: Ludus cum globus prae domo. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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