A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

Physical and verbal abuse during childhood were each associated with a greater than 50% increase in likelihood of poor mental health during adulthood, with exposure to both types of abuse compounding ...

Gaslighting is a form of manipulation where an abuser, like an employer, bends subjects to their will by distorting their ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

Researchers in BMJ Open journal reported that verbal abuse experienced during childhood can inflict damage to a person's future mental health as much as physical abuse does.

What begins as a partnership built on love, trust, and mutual respect can sometimes deteriorate into a relationship marked by control, manipulation, and fear. This transformation rarely happens ...

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) -- A teacher at Rufus King High School is facing criminal charges after investigators say she had inappropriate contact with several students on the basketball team over ...

It's *not* your fault—here's how to heal Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Emotional abuse is a serious problem in some ...

"Mental: Elderly Abuse," a gripping new documentary that exposes the realities of elder abuse, financial exploitation and mental health neglect, will premiere Sept. 11 at The Broad Theater, 636 N.