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Encompassing All Addictive Disorders
Volume 36, 2010 - Issue 5: Behavioral Addictions (Guest Editor: Jon Grant, Marc Potenza, Aviv Weinstein, David Gorelick)
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Is Love Passion an Addictive Disorder?

Michel ReynaudInserm, U669, Paris, France, Université de Paris-Sud, UMR-S0669, Paris, France, and AP-HP, Paul Brousse Hospital, Centre for Training, Research, and Treatment in Addictions, Villejuif, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Laurent KarilaInserm, U669, Paris, France, Université de Paris-Sud, UMR-S0669, Paris, France, and AP-HP, Paul Brousse Hospital, Centre for Training, Research, and Treatment in Addictions, Villejuif, France
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Lisa BlechaInserm, U669, Paris, France, Université de Paris-Sud, UMR-S0669, Paris, France, and AP-HP, Paul Brousse Hospital, Centre for Training, Research, and Treatment in Addictions, Villejuif, France
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Amine BenyaminaInserm, U669, Paris, France, Université de Paris-Sud, UMR-S0669, Paris, France, and AP-HP, Paul Brousse Hospital, Centre for Training, Research, and Treatment in Addictions, Villejuif, France
Pages 261-267 | Published online: 15 Jun 2010

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