Spitz identified an almost irreversible and deathly syndrome in children who were separated from their mothers or other significant caregivers for periods longer than 5 months during their first year of life and called it

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Spitz identified this syndrome as "hospitalism," which he described as a pathological state resulting from prolonged hospitalization or institutionalization of infants and young children, especially when deprived of maternal care.

Spitz Identified an Almost Irreversible and Deathly Syndrome in Children