More than 20,000 adults in England and Wales who were exposed to verbal abuse in childhood were studied
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More than 20,000 adults in England and Wales who were exposed to verbal abuse in childhood were studied
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Verbal abuse of children could be as damaging to their mental health in adulthood as physical abuse, researchers have found.
More than 20,000 adults in England and Wales who were exposed to verbal abuse in childhood were studied
Significant number who are subject to ‘harsh words’ suffer psychological harm affecting mental wellbeing as adults, study finds
Those exposed to such abuse when young were likely to feel disconnected, pessimistic, and emotionally unwell in later life, a…
ONS data, which includes emotional, physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect, suggests 13.6 million people affected
Psychiatrists say decades of research show the ‘detrimental effects of physical punishment’
The Independent has previously spoken to survivors who faced the impossible choice of remaining in debt or risking their abusers…
