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 ...

Interactions with a parent can instantly transport us back into the emotional world of childhood. A confident executive may suddenly feel powerless during a phone call with her mother. A successful ...

Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found. People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% increased risk ...

More than two-thirds of employees who don’t feel protected from workplace harassment cite fear of retaliation as the reason, according to Traliant’s 2026 State of Workplace Harassment Report. That ...

Survivors of childhood maltreatment often carry emotional scars into adulthood, but those whose abuse was justified by religious teachings show even higher levels of psychological distress. A recent ...