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The online dating romance scam: causes and consequences of victimhood

Buchanan, T.; Whitty, MT. (2013) — Psychology, Crime & Law

Type: Journal Article Country: United Kingdom

This catalog-style synopsis surveys the topic of online dating romance scams as presented in Psychology, Crime & Law. The article defines the phenomenon as deceitful relationship-building undertaken through digital datin...

Epistolary Affect and Romance Scams: Letter from an Unknown Woman<sup>*</sup>

Steyerl, H. (2011) — October

Type: Journal Article Country: United States

This work is presented as a catalog-style inquiry into how written address and emotional rhetoric operate within the framework of romance and deception. The item treats the epistolary form as a vehicle for affect, tracin...

Relationship problems and the DSM:needed improvements and suggested solutions

HEYMAN, RICHARD E.; SLEP, AMY M. SMITH; BEACH, STEVEN R.H.; WAMBOLDT, MARIANNE Z.; KASLOW, NADINE J.; REISS, DAVID (2009) — World Psychiatry

Type: Journal Article Country: United States

This World Psychiatry article surveys how relationship problems are represented within the DSM framework and what improvements could enhance clinical usefulness. It considers how relational distress intersects with vario...

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