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 ...

Most people have an understanding of the concept of physical abuse. They see the battered woman or the beaten child and consider those situations horrific examples of physical abuse. Most people also ...

This post is Part 2 of a series. Part 1 of this series focused on the universality of gaslighting children, describing the phenomenon in detail. This follow-up post goes beyond gaslighting to explore ...

A new psychological investigation suggests that emotional abuse in childhood serves as the primary driver for a debilitating form of personality pathology characterized by chronic shame and ...