The Science of Compassionate Love is an interdisciplinaryvolume that presents cutting-edge scholarship on the topics ofaltruism and compassionate love. The book* Adopts a social science approach to understanding compassionatelove* Emphasizes positive features of social interaction* Encourages the appropriate expression of compassionate loveboth to those in intimate relationships and to strangers* Includes articles by distinguished contributors from the fieldsof Psychology, Sociology, Communication Studies, Family Studies,Epidemiology, Medicine and Nursing* Is ideal for workshops on compassionate love, PositivePsychology, and creating constructive interactions between healthprofessionals and patients