Obsessive relational intrusion and stalking

The Dark Side of Close Relationships

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 233-263

  Cupach, William R ^a   Spitzberg, Brian H ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410601117-17     Document Type: Chapter

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