Postpartum depression risk increases with psychological abuse, even without physical or sexual violence. Intimate partner violence affects 4% to 8% of pregnant women in the U.S. and is associated ...

Scotland is the only UK nation that does not class the crime separately from assault - campaigners want this to change.

Domestic abuse affects millions of women worldwide, leaving both visible and invisible scars. While physical wounds may heal, ...

A former high-ranking Danish official has received a six-month prison sentence after being found guilty of domestic violence ...

Marilyn Manson is back with a new album, the first since several women came forward with allegations of abuse against the ...

A new report says there is a pressing need to provide support to victims who do come forward.

The agency’s report, released Feb. 2, showed that 84,951 children were victims of psychological abuse involving threatening language and complete indifference. The figure represented a year-on ...

Emotional abuse, however, often precedes physical violence, which only begins after a perpetrator's emotional assault tactics fail to control a person’s behavior. Psychological abuse can ...

In discussions about domestic violence, whether in families or relationships, physical abuse often takes center stage. Yet, forms of emotional and psychological abuse like the silent treatment is ...

verbal or psychological abuse. Many more were exploited or neglected. They were disproportionately Maori, New Zealand’s Indigenous people. In response to the findings, New Zealand’s government ...