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Love Addiction: From Attachment Theory to Affective Dependency. A Transactional Analysis Perspective and Treatment Protocol

Liverano, Antonella; Aceti, Tiziana; Giacometto, Rosanna

Transactional Analysis Journal, 53(4), 357-379 — via manual add · October 2, 2023

The authors briefly describe the etiopathogenetic origins of love addiction, including how they relate to the concepts of script protocol, symbiosis, and the stroke economy. They also consider the connection between attachment and love addiction and the various forms of love addiction. Finally, they propose a protocol for working with love addiction using transactional analysis.

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