Abusive relationships are far more common than you might be aware of. In the U.S., nearly 20 percent of marriages and ...

Submitted photo Aniyah Moore, a seventh grader at Chaney Middle School in Youngstown, played the role of Marissa, a girl experiencing dating abuse in a short film that won first place in the ...

We tend to associate the word “abuse” with more extreme behaviors and actions. However, abuse occurs on a continuum and can take on different forms and morph and/or escalate over the course of the ...

Words can either build bridges or walls. Learn how to support someone in an abusive relationship by being mindful of how you speak and offering non-judgmental support. If you’ve ever seen someone ...

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 ...

"Physical abuse is a clear line that doesn't get crossed, but emotional abuse can get downplayed or minimized both by the abuser and the abusee," says Lisa Marie Bobby, PhD , founder and clinical ...

Emotional abuse and shame go hand in hand—a perfect marriage, so to speak. Shame is a significant factor in emotional abuse since it is the primary damage caused by emotional abuse. It is also the ...

Casandra Ventura Fine told a jury that her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs physically abused her, from hitting her in the face to kicking her, during her first day on the stand in Combs' criminal ...