Stockholm syndrome occurs when a person in captivity becomes emotionally attached to their captor as a coping mechanism to get through life-threatening situations. The name derives from an ...

Few realize that ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ is a term that was foisted on a woman by a male psychiatrist who had never met her after a Swedish bank heist worthy of a movie. Fifty years after the ...

It’s 50 years since the dramatic event that gave the world the term "Stockholm Syndrome" - a psychiatric condition now widely known whereby captives develop an emotional bond with their captors.

A 23-year-old bank teller caught up in a siege inspired the psychological term Stockholm syndrome. But 50 years later, experts say Kristin's story is totally misunderstood.

A misfired robbery turned into a six-day standoff that gave birth to the phrase “Stockholm syndrome”, meaning that a hostage considers the police a greater threat and sides with the hostage-taker.

Stockholm syndrome inspired movies like the 2013 thriller ” Labor Day ” with Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin and Gattlin Griffith and the 2018 film ” Stockholm ” with Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace.