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Key Takeaways Verbal abuse is as damaging to a child’s psyche as physical abuse, a new study saysKids subjected to verbal abuse were more likely to have low mental well-being as an adultVerbal ...

Verbal abuse inflicted in childhood can harm a person’s future mental health as much as physical abuse, researchers reported Aug. 5 in the journal BMJ Open.

Verbal abuse can include blaming, insulting, scolding, criticizing or threatening children, and can even be unintentional.

New research finds that “verbal abuse in childhood may inflict mental health scars as deep and enduring as those caused by physical abuse.” The study, involving more than 20,000 adults in England and ...

Exposure to childhood physical or verbal abuse is similarly associated with lower mental well-being during adulthood.

Both physical and verbal abuse in childhood are linked to a significant increased risk of low mental well-being in adulthood, an analysis of studies found.

Study reveals verbal abuse in childhood harms mental health as much as physical abuse, urging a focus on emotional maltreatment prevention.

The “results suggest that verbal abuse in childhood can leave mental health scars as deep and long-lasting as those caused by physical abuse,” said lead study author Dr. Mark Bellis, professor ...

Suffering verbal abuse at home can be as damaging to children’s mental health as being physically hit, researchers have warned. Under the Children Act 2004, it is illegal to cause actual or ...