Abstract

RIZO-MARTINEZ, Lucía Ester. The Stockholm syndrome: a systematic review. Clínica y Salud [online]. 2018, vol.29, n.2, pp.81-88. ISSN 2174-0550.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/clysa2018a12.

The Stockholm syndrome is a term used to describe a paradoxical psychological experience in which an affective bond between hostages and their captors is developed. However, currently there is no unification of criteria with respect to its diagnosis and characteristics and even its denomination of “syndrome”. The objective of the present study was to review and summarize the existing international literature of the Stockholm syndrome. Databases (PUBMED, Google Scholar, Academic Onefile, and EBSCO) were systematically searched. After analyzing the 23 articles selected, it could be considered that the expansion of the term to different cases or groups is an important indicator that it is a universal instinctive response of survival, although the lack of empirical studies could lead to the conclusion that many of the characteristics of the term are due to an information bias.

Keywords : Stockholm syndrome; Revision; Characteristics; Definition; Captor-captive.

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