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I'm writing a fictional book that I'll be submitting for publishing in a few years (this is my private life's work), but to make it good I need to conduct some research on vampiric and lycanthropic psychology.

Unless I'm mistaken, such are not easy topics to google, so I'm wondering if you guys know where I might be able to find information that I plan on seriously studying for my writing.

Well, i'm guessing this site would be a good place to start. And try looking through the vampire database for more sources. And sanguinarius.com is another good source

That depends on exactly what you mean by "psychology"? Are you referring to psychiatric information centered around those particular neurosis? Or are you wanting more of a theoretical approach?

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Both actually, I'm looking to get as much information as I can. I would me most interested at the moment for a less theoretical approach and more a psychological perspective regarding the vampiric brain in a scientific manner. Freud kind of forgot the chapter on vamps, so that makes it more difficult for me.

Look here for starters. Dr. Richard Noll first coined the idea of Reinfields Syndrome..if you wish to look into that further. You'll find more on google than you think.

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Well i'm afraid i can't help you. But this site contains enough vampire history....

when did you start the book?

Here is some info i found fo ru
http://www.vampyreverse.com/facts/psychology.shtml

Vampire Psychology
Vampires are individual beings; they live alone or in small groups; they are forever hunted by the peoples from which they arose - including people they might have known personally. They have needs which must be satisfied; they have a body which behaves very differently from their previous life. They also have an understanding that they are different.

It is not surprising that vampires often show signs of deep psychosis, experience mood swings and gross personality changes. It is for the hunter to understand these rival pressures and find consequent weaknesses that can be exposed.

Being Different
From the moment of induction, the protégé knows that they are special. They will be told - if they did not already know - they they have been selected for a new life, while others have been ignored, farmed, or simply exsanguinated. This will lead to an initial confusion; 'What have I lost, what will I gain? Is this immortality? Why have I feared these creatures that are just like me? What about my friends, my family?

A newly-created vampire is at its most vulnerable; it has little idea of how to survive, and is torn between escape and clinging to the familiar. It may panic; some disintegrate psychologically at this time. But the vampire who performed the induction will be close, and will have planned carefully to protect its protégé.

The protégé will be taught not only to survive and thrive, but to believe that it is a superior being, it is special, it is a chosen one.

Religion
New beliefs will clash with deeply ingrained expectations and religious beliefs. In most cases, the pre-vampire person was brought up in a close Christian world (vampires arose in Eastern

you can also get alot of info from here in the forums

I can't really help but am interested in the title of your book would love to read it once it is released.

I would suggest to just post questions to the forum. I can not think of any websites that would quite give the info you are looking for.

Good luck with your book then :)

Oxford Library in England. If you can gain access to their online catalog, you might find a lot of interesting information. It would not hurt to visit their either. I've always preferred the hands on method when it comes to research.

Interview a psychologist that has had people with "vampire" qualities.?
Just a thought.

don't forget that people add articles every day and one might pop up that'll knock your boots off... check them often and you'll always be on top of the game.