Patterns of lying for all kinds of reasons in all kinds of situations.

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 ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

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 ...

Siblings who went to gardaí with recordings of abuse hailed by judge as ‘extraordinarily eloquent, intelligent, brave’ ...

The number of reports to the National Anti-Violence and Sexual Harassment helpline has increased in recent years.

Signs of childhood sexual abuse in adults can include mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It may also manifest as self-harming behavior.

Prince's ex-girlfriends have accused him of physical and emotional abuse in a nine-hour, bombshell documentary, per The New York Times Magazine, which reports to have seen the unreleased film. The ...