Stockholm syndrome

Also known as: Capture bonding

Emotional bond of a hostage toward the captor.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Trauma-related syndromes
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, abuse victims
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Survival-driven attachment under threat.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (4)

anxietyattachment to captordistrust of rescuerssympathy for captor

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