De Clérambault's syndrome (erotomania) in an evolutionary perspective

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 409-415

  Brüne, Martin ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delusional disorders; Erotomania; Female sexual strategy; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044401885     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(01)00077-0     Document Type: Article

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