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Marazziti D.; Akiskal H. S.; Rossi A.; Cassano G. B. (May 1999). "Alteration of the platelet serotonin transporter in romantic love".
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1076:Bartels A.; Zeki S. (November 2000).
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1190:Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness
1078:"The neural basis of romantic love"
817:More substantively, the estimated
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773:, pain in chest and heart, acute
692:'s arrow. Other sources, such as
1095:10.1097/00001756-200011270-00046
184:Passionate and companionate love
987:Quoted in Malcolm, p. 127.
1172:J. M. & M. J. Cohen eds.,
1137:Power, Dalgleish, p. 351.
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999:"Truly, madly deeply in love"
828:obsessive–compulsive disorder
785:Obsessive–compulsive disorder
777:; sometimes brought on by a "
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965:(Penguin 1976) p. 554.
21:Lovestruck (disambiguation)
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199:Queerplatonic relationship
139:Interpersonal relationship
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832:anterior cingulate cortex
610:Triangular theory of love
830:(OCD), for example, the
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997:Tallis, F. (2005).
950:Snapshots of Autism
925:Love at first sight
771:high blood pressure
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757:difficulty sleeping
159:Love at first sight
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948:Jennifer Overton,
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80:Compassionate love
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1082:NeuroReport
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748:Tearfulness
551:Love of God
541:Love letter
531:Bhakti yoga
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652:lovestruck
600:Similarity
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563:Love magic
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842:Criticism
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807:dizziness
681:Metaphors
348:Philautia
251:Free love
246:Anarchist
209:Self-love
149:Limerence
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95:courtship
65:Affection
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893:See also
871:himself.
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262:Chinese
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122:romantic
31:a series
29:Part of
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384:Storgḗ
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