A new psychological investigation suggests that emotional abuse in childhood serves as the primary driver for a debilitating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not ...

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 ...

The silent treatment can sometimes be a form of emotional abuse. It is a refusal to communicate verbally with another person. People use the silent treatment in many types of relationship, including ...

Emotional abuse is a quiet, frequently unrecognized and therefore unnamed, form of abuse that can, nevertheless, have devastating consequences for the abused. Further, emotional abuse can lead to and ...

Our article series this month focuses on elder abuse, which is a distressing reality for many senior citizens, manifesting in various forms such as physical, emotional and financial abuse. Past weeks ...