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 hurting others, using words or silence as a weapon. Unlike physical abuse, verbal abuse doesn’t give rise to broken limbs, black eyes, or bruises. Yet it can be just as ...

DEAR ABBY: My retired husband of 15 years, “Seth,” is pushing me to the edge of divorce. He’s extremely negative, verbally ...

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 ...

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 ...

My best friend’s husband is verbally abusive toward her. They have been together for over 10 years, and over the last year in particular, his behavior has escalated. I’m concerned for my friend’s ...

Dear Annie: I am 60 years old and the mother of five grown children. I raised them mostly on my own after my divorce, and those years were not easy. There were slammed doors, late nights waiting up ...

Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found. People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% increased risk ...

Disruptive behavior. Incivility. Bullying. Lateral violence. Workplace aggression. Abuse of nurses -- by other nurses and by physicians -- has long been a sad staple of nursing life. Verbal abuse in ...

Dear Eric: I’d like to offer other suggestions for “Sister in the Middle”, the woman whose sister has a verbally abusive, controlling son. I’ve worked in the Long-Term Care world for more than 20 ...

A unique nationwide campaign titled “Gaali Band Ghar Abhiyan” (No-Abuse Home Campaign), led by Professor Dr. Sunil Jaglan between 2014 and 2025, set out to study how commonly Indians use abusive ...