Open AccessAmor patológico: um novo transtorno psiquiátrico?
Author(s) -
Eglacy Cristina Sophia,
Hermano Tavares,
Monica L. Zilberman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
brazilian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1809-452X
pISSN - 1516-4446
DOI - 10.1590/s1516-44462007000100016
Subject(s) - psychology , humanities , feeling , medicine , philosophy , social psychology
The pathological love is characterized by being a behavior of taking care and paying attention to the beloved partner in a way which is repetitive and careless of control in an amorous relationship. Although the available data is comprised of case studies, such condition (which is distinguished itself from erotomania or delusional love) seems not to be rare.