emotional abuse

emotional abuse

[imō′shənəl]
the debasement of a person's feelings that causes the individual to perceive himself or herself as inept, not cared for, and worthless.

emotional abuse

Pediatrics The infliction of '…coercive, demeaning, or overly distant behavior by a parent or other caretaker that interferes with a child's normal social or psychological development…' See Child abuse, Elderly abuse, Psychological abuse.
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Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- This week have seen the resignation of the US President Donald Trump's staff secretary Rob Porter who was accused by two of his ex-wives of physical and emotional abuse.
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As well as sexual abuse, all local authorities have a duty to protect a child from physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect.
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As well as sexual abuse, local authorities in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham have a duty to protect a child from physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect.
Councils reveal number of child protection incidents
As well as sexual abuse, local authorities have a duty to protect a child from physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect.
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In 2016-17, there were a further 1,914 cases where a child in the region was put on a protection plan due to neglect, while 726 were started because of emotional abuse and 210 because of physical abuse.
Hundreds of children in region at risk of abuse
As well as sexual abuse, local authorities in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton have a duty to protect a child from physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect.
Intervention where there's risk of abuse
Mean scores for childhood emotional abuse, emotional neglect, physical abuse, and physical neglect in patients with migraine were determined to be statistically higher than the mean scores of the control group (p=0.
The Association Between Childhood Traumatic Events and Headache-Related Parameters in Patients with Migraine: A Cross-Sectional Study in Turkish Population
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Women's rights awareness, protection pushed
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A child protection report carried out by the charity found that the number of people contacting the NSPCC helpline regarding emotional abuse had risen from 112 to 344 in seven years.
Huge rise in reports of emotional abuse against UK children
The authors cover the history of child abuse and child protection laws in the United States, physical abuse indicators, physical abusers, the long-term effects of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and many other related issues.
Child Abuse: Today's Issues

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