Editor's note: Val Farmer is on vacation. This column was previously published in April 2001. Many men and women don't recognize the mind games and emotional abuse in their marriage or primary ...

While it's true that words don't leave a physical mark on the body the way physical abuse does, the things we say can absolutely be weaponized to cause real and measurable harm to others. "The effects ...

Verbal abuse is a way of attacking or negatively defining another person using words—or silence—as a weapon. It can take a variety of forms ranging from loud rants to passive-aggressive remarks.

Verbal abuse is a way of attacking or negatively defining another person using words—or silence—as a weapon. It can take a variety of forms ranging from loud rants to passive-aggressive remarks.

Verbal abuse is a form of emotional mistreatment that can leave deep scars, often going unnoticed because it doesn’t leave physical marks. It’s crucial to recognize why people tolerate verbal abuse, ...

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 ...

I need help and I have nobody I can ask for guidance. I've been married 18 years, and I've dealt with verbal, emotional and financial abuse. I'm 48, he's 84. He's very controlling, will lose his ...

Children are more likely to experience verbal abuse than any other form of maltreatment, and this abuse can have lasting effects. A study by researchers from the University College London says that ...

Kara Eaker said she suffers from depression, anxiety due to the alleged abuse. A collegiate gymnast has announced her retirement from the sport, alleging she was a victim of "verbal and emotional ...

George Washingtonbasketball coach Mike Lonergan routinely abused his players verbally and emotionally, creating an offensive environment and causing many of them to leave the program as a result, ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Kara Eaker, a two-time All-American athlete at the University of Utah, has announced her retirement from gymnastics, citing alleged verbal and emotional abuse during her time ...

Emotional abuse, though often invisible, is one of the most damaging forms of violence within personal and domestic ...