When Karina Singer, a 48-year-old Las Vegas woman, visited her dad in his assisted living facility, something seemed off. The air conditioner was on the lowest setting and a fan was on full blast, and ...

Physical and mental health effects of physical abuse may include bone and skin injuries, depression, trauma, social isolation, and difficulty trusting others. “Abuse” is a broad term that describes a ...

Physical and verbal abuse during childhood were each associated with a greater than 50% increase in likelihood of poor mental health during adulthood, with exposure to both types of abuse compounding ...

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 ...

Abuse within families is behaviorally nuanced and emotionally complex. Always, it is within a dynamic of power and control that emotional and physical abuse is perpetuated. Abuse may manifest as ...

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

Childhood abuse can leave deep emotional scars, but its effects extend far beyond the mind. As a survivor of physical and sexual abuse, I’ve learned how trauma can disrupt not just emotional ...

Objectives This scoping review addresses the underexplored issue of abuse of people with mental illnesses by healthcare ...