Patient has, every October, required a pumpkin-patch excursion. There must be three outfits, two lattes, and a flannel. The pumpkin is symbolic. It will rot on the porch.
Annual. Each year's version is staged harder than the last.
None. Refusal triggers a passive-aggressive pumpkin soup all November.
Patients with Terminal Pumpkin-Patch Mandate typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Terminal Pumpkin-Patch Mandate β a terminal 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: Curcubita autumnalis obligatoria. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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