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Patient is openly sobbing on the subway. When a concerned stranger offers a tissue, patient replies — with a straight face and visible tears — 'allergies.' Continues sobbing. It is January. Nothing in New York is currently blooming. The stranger pretends to believe it.
Permanent. Allergies, according to the patient, are year-round.
Untreatable. A real doctor would be more useful than our paperwork.
Patients with Severe Public Crying Cover Story typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Severe Public Crying Cover Story — a severe 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 publicus denegatus. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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