A recent research paper has found that verbal abuse of children, including shouting at them and calling them names, is linked to low mood, drug abuse and delinquency (antisocial behavior). While there ...

Sure, Dad has a bad temper and Mom has her moods. But when do stormy temperaments cross the line into verbal abuse? Because verbal abuse isn't as clear-cut as other types — like physical or sexual ...

Maltreatment during childhood significantly increases someone's risk of experiencing depression and anxiety in adulthood. In 2015, a systematic review and meta-analysis of 199 peer-reviewed papers ...

A recently published meta-analysis on childhood verbal abuse found that although it has been well-established in research to do comparable damage as physical and sexual abuse, verbal abuse continues ...