Psychological abuse isn't always loud or obvious. Sometimes, it's the quiet, subtle behaviors that do the most damage. The tricky part? These behaviors often get dismissed as "just their personality" ...

Power abuse persists in the modern workplace. Experts explain why, share the effects of power abuse and advise on how to stop ...

Over the last several years, we have become familiar with the term toxic workplace. And typically, the related bullying and harassment are considered along with the legal term hostile work environment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the realm of psychological warfare, there exists a subtle art of manipulation that often goes unnoticed until its effects have ...

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 ...

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.