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Stockholm syndrome

supposed condition in which the hostage develops a psychological bond with the captor
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Summary

Stockholm syndrome is a psychological phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of psychological phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,485 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Sweden[3]
  • Named after: Norrmalmstorg robbery[4]
  • Subclass of: traumatic bonding[5]
  • Opposite of: Lima syndrome[6]
  • Health specialty: psychology[7]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8]
  • Related category: Category:Films about Stockholm syndrome[9]

Why It Matters

Stockholm syndrome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

psychology Sweden

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Health specialty → psychology
    Related category → Category:Films about Stockholm syndrome
    Instance of → psychological phenomenon
    Country → Sweden
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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