[The Stockholm syndrome (attempt at study of its criteria)].
For more than 14 years, the news have been full of extraordinary stories in which victims of violent and long hostage-taking sometime agree with offenders. They become efficient propagandists. In what kind of situation can these facts happen? What criterions and parameters must be studied to understand the mechanism of what is usually called Stockholm Syndrome. This is what is developed here.
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Faculté de Médecine de Bobigny, Département de Psychopathologie.
D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D013548:Sweden; D013577:Syndrome; D014754:Violence
Le syndrome de Stockholm (essai d'etude de ses critères).