Terms such as “gaslighting” have fully entered our lexicon, but DARVO—which is often interlinked with gaslighting and just as ...

Your quandary reflects the pros and cons of these anonymous venues. There’s a reason they exist; men have long mistreated ...

Many survivors are not broken by abuse; they are burdened by it, carrying relational labour that was never meant to be theirs ...

This is among the first reported judgments involving emotional abuse since it's recognised as violence under the law. Read ...

When people think of domestic violence, they usually think of physical violence. But there are other forms of abuse that are often subtle and harder to recognize. These mostly non-physical behaviors ...

This research was conducted as part of a PhD project funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. No additional funding was received ...

LEWISTOWN — A Decatur Township woman invited the non-profit organization Darkness to Light to the Evangel Baptist Church on Tuesday to educate the public about signs of child abuse and how to report ...

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 ...

I’ve posted my definition of emotional abuse in the past. I’m repeating it now because I'm continually asked for it by media, clients, and readers. Emotional abuse is deliberately making loved ones ...

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What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.

Emotional abuse isn't as easy to spot as physical forms of abuse, which may complicate arguments as the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continues. Among several other accusations of physical and sexual ...