Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Childhood verbal abuse can have similar mental health impact as physical abuse, say scientists. Annette Riedl/dpa Verbal abuse of ...

Scientists speculate that trauma can cause long-term changes in stress hormones, immune function, and inflammation that may contribute to later cancer risk.

A consistent, caring adult during childhood can make a profound difference for child survivors of physical or sexual abuse.

(CNN) — Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found. People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% ...

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

About one in 20 infants worldwide is subjected to physical abuse by a caregiver in their first two years of life. That’s the central finding of a new study co-led by researchers from the UBC faculty ...

WASHINGTON -- Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports ...

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 ...