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 ...

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 ...

Verbal abuse of children could be as damaging to their mental health in adulthood as physical abuse, according to researchers in Britain. A study of more than 20,000 adults in England and Wales found ...

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 ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Cruel words can leave a mark on a child and may have as much impact when they’re older as physical abuse. A study published in the medical journal BMJ Open found adults who ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- We all know words can hurt, but a new study shows that cruel words may have as much of an impact as physical abuse. Adults who experienced physical abuse as a child are at a ...

Virtually all of my clients in an intimate relationship with someone who has narcissistic personality disorder report being verbally abused by their partner. Unfortunately, some partners do not stop ...