Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm syndrome is a claimed disorder in pop psychology which claims that hostages tend to develop a psychological bond with their captors. It is named after an attempted bank robbery in 1973, in Stockholm.
Despite its prominence in popular culture, Stockholm syndrome has never been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the authoritative guide for diagnosis of psychiatric conditions used in the United States, and psychologists generally consider evidence for the condition to be dubious or nonexistent. Many famous examples of Stockholm syndrome are either partly or entirely fabricated, including many details of the 1973 bank robbery that gives the syndrome its name.
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