Nils Bejerot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nils Bejerot

Swedish psychiatrist

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: Norrtälje, Sweden

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1988

Profession: psychiatrist, criminologist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nils Bejerot (September 21, 1921 – November 29, 1988) was a Swedish psychiatrist and criminologist best known for his work on drug abuse and for coining the phrase Stockholm syndrome.
Bejerot was one of the top drug abuse researchers in Sweden.
His view that drug abuse was a criminal matter and that drug use should have severe penalties was highly influential in Sweden and in other countries.
He believed that the cure for drug addiction was to make drugs unavailable and socially unacceptable.
He also advocated the idea that drug abuse could transition from being a symptom to a disease in itself.