This article was written by Jennifer Garam and provided by our partners at Prevention. Sure, Dad has a bad temper and Mom has her moods. But when do stormy temperaments cross the line into verbal ...

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.

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 ...

Of all the adages, there’s none I dislike more than this one: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never harm me.” I’ll readily admit that I’m not an embroidered-with-a-proverb tea ...

Verbal abuse occurs when someone repeatedly uses negative or demeaning words to gain or maintain power and control over someone else. Verbal abuse in itself may not involve physical contact, but it ...

One thing became clear when researching my book, Verbal Abuse: how many people are confused by what is verbally abusive and what isn’t. Some of that may have to do with the sticks-and-stones rhyme, ...

While it's true that words don't leave a physical mark on the body the way physical abuse does, the things we say can absolutely be weaponized to cause real and measurable harm to others. "The effects ...

Unlike large organizations, small businesses don't typically have employment law experts on staff or a sophisticated human resources department used to dealing with employee complaints and allegations ...

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Yoon Ahn and Verbal, the founders of Ambush, discuss their dreams, the brand and their new book, published by Rizzoli. By Melanie Abrams For years Yoon Ahn, a founder and the creative director of the ...