Nils Bejerot (born September 21, 1921 in Stockholm - died November 29, 1988) was a Swedishpsychiatrist and criminologist, best known for several things: September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ... Criminology is a sub-field of sociology dealing with matters related to crime and criminal behavior. ...
His role as a psychiatric advisor during the Norrmalmstorg robbery and coinage of the term Stockholm syndrome to refer to the way a hostage reacts in some situations.
His strong opposition against any legalization or prescription programmes for narcoticdrugs, instead advocating zero tolerance.
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Bejerot was a leading critic of the Swedish drug control system, using epidemiological principles to argue for comprehensive measures to prevent, detect and stop drug abuse.
The memorial book NilsBejerot – forskaren, folkupplysaren, pionjären i kampen mot narkotika ("NilsBejerot - The Scientist, the Popular Educator and Pioneer in the Struggle Against Drugs"; Swedish) was published in 1993 by The NilsBejerot Memorial Fund.
NilsBejerot (born September 21, 1921 in Stockholm - died November 29, 1988) was a Swedish psychiatrist and criminologist, best known for several things:
His role as a psychiatric advisor during the Norrmalmstorg robbery and coinage of the term Stockholm syndrome to refer to the way a hostage reacts in some situations.
Some people consider Bejerot a good humanist advocating the only viable policy against narcotics, while others view him as a reactionary hindering new treatment practices against drug abuse.
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