The Science of Compassionate Love is an interdisciplinary volume that presents cutting-edge scholarship on the topics of altruism and compassionate love. The bookAdopts a social science approach to understanding compassionate loveEmphasizes positive features of social interactionEncourages the appropriate expression of compassionate love both to those in intimate relationships and to strangersIncludes articles by distinguished contributors from the fields of Psychology, Sociology, Communication Studies, Family Studies, Epidemiology, Medicine and NursingIs ideal for workshops on compassionate love, Positive Psychology, and creating constructive interactions between health professionals and patients