Adults who experienced psychological maltreatment as children tend to report lower satisfaction in their romantic relationships, largely because they struggle to form a strong sense of belonging. The ...

In my last post, I highlighted a controlling partner’s beliefs of superiority and power that drive his behavior and expectations of his intimate partner. Since psychological abuse or coercive tactics ...

In 30 years of writing about emotional abuse, I've been asked countless times in interviews: “What constitutes emotional abuse?” Emotional abuse is deliberately making others feel afraid or bad about ...

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 ...

Verbal abuse leaves invisible wounds that can be just as painful and damaging as physical injury. Unlike bruises or broken bones, these emotional injuries remain hidden from view, often making them ...

NIH opened its research facility construction grants to for-profit companies and local governments. Who can apply, how much is available, and the key rules. Four in 10 Pediatricians Say Children ...

A team of researchers from TU Dresden and FU Berlin conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the connection between childhood maltreatment and the internal "sense" that allows us to perceive and ...

The outstanding characteristic of emotional abuse is that it is invisible. There are no scabs or scars. For that reason, we ...