Editing Stockholm syndrome (section)

==Lima syndrome==
An inversion of Stockholm syndrome, termed ''Lima syndrome'', has been proposed, in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages. An abductor may also have second thoughts or experience empathy towards their victims.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lama |first1=Abraham |title=Peru: Tale of a Kidnapping – from Stockholm to Lima Syndrome |url=https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/peru-tale-of-a-kidnapping-from-stockholm-to-lima-syndrome/ |work=Inter Press Service |date=10 July 1996 }}</ref> Lima syndrome was named after [[Japanese embassy hostage crisis|an abduction at the Japanese embassy]] in [[Lima]], Peru, in 1996, when members of a militant movement took hostage hundreds of people attending a party at the official residence of Japan's ambassador.<ref name="ptsd">{{cite book |doi=10.1007/4-431-29567-4 |title=PTSD |year=2006 |isbn=978-4-431-29566-2 |s2cid=241676227 |editor-last1=Kato |editor-last2=Kawata |editor-last3=Pitman |editor-first1=Nobumasa |editor-first2=Mitsuhiro |editor-first3=Roger K }}{{pn|date=November 2022}}</ref> Lima syndrome is poorly understood, as the main example for research on this variation came from the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima. Two main factors observed in the evaluation were that spending time with the captives may have strengthened the bonds between the captor and captive, however, this had little basis as the majority of captives were released earlier on. Establishing a friendly rapport with a captor could contribute to a positive bond, as most of the captives in this situation were high-level diplomats who were well-versed in their communication skills.