More than 28 million workers have been bullied on the job by someone who outranks them in the organization’s hierarchy, ...

Psychological abuse isn't always loud or obvious. Sometimes, it's the quiet, subtle behaviors that do the most damage. The tricky part? These behaviors often get dismissed as "just their personality" ...

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 ...

In October, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development heard testimony in support of the Workplace Psychological Safety Act, one of two pieces of legislation focused on ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs has once again been accused of sexual abuse and violence. According to CBS News, former stylist Deonte ...

Childhood emotional and sexual abuse mark women’s brains in distinct patterns — with emotional abuse affecting regions involved in self-awareness and sexual abuse affecting areas involved in genital ...

Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes, and the signs of emotional trauma in adults aren’t always as obvious as you might expect. In fact, you could be holding onto emotional trauma that stems from an ...

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.