Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Childhood verbal abuse can have similar mental health impact as physical abuse, say scientists. Annette Riedl/dpa Verbal abuse of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Verbal abuse is on the rise, experts said. - ridvan_celik/E+/Getty Images Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Whenever we disagreed on anything, much less argued, it was impossible to move forward. I honestly didn’t see what was going on until long after because I wrongly believed he wanted what I wanted.

(CNN) — 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% ...