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Stockholm syndrome is a proposed condition or theory that tries to explain why hostages sometimes develop a psychological bond with their captors. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Stockholm syndrome is a "contested illness" due to doubts about the legitimacy of the condition.
The Norrmalmstorg robbery was a bank robbery and hostage crisis that occurred at the Norrmalmstorg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 1973 and was the first crime in Sweden to be covered by live television. It is best known as the origin of the term Stockholm syndrome. [1]
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 ...
Nils Johan Artur Bejerot (September 21, 1921 – November 29, 1988) was a Swedish psychiatrist and criminologist best known for his work on drug abuse and for coining the phrase Stockholm syndrome. [1] Bejerot was one of the top drug abuse researchers in Sweden.
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On 23 August 1973, he was inside the Pressbyrån store in central Stockholm, where he masked himself. [6] He then entered Kreditbanken with a submachine gun [ 7 ] under his jacket [ 1 ] and took four people hostage, demanding that Clark Olofsson be brought to him [ 5 ] along with 3 million Swedish krona . [ 7 ]
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Nobis Hotel Stockholm is an upscale hotel in central Stockholm, Sweden. Located on Norrmalmstorg , the hotel has 201 rooms. [ 1 ] Its atrium is one of its notable features.