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 ...

Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion (£239 billion) a year globally, show findings presented at the first international conference on childhood verbal abuse, hosted ...

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 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.

Most of us are aware of overt and explicit cases of verbal abuse. After a relaxing dinner at your local Italian restaurant, you hear a middle-aged man in the parking lot yell at his female middle-aged ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

More than 1.4 million people are employed in Australian retail and fast food businesses. Sadly, it's not always a happy or ...