Tonya Shonkwiler, a special education teacher in Montana, remembers the moment she realized she had to leave her last job. A high school student, taller and stronger than her, who was "working through ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who had been criticized, insulted or threatened by a parent growing up were more likely to be anxious or depressed, in a new study. Even when the same or ...

Communicative aggression is an alternative way to talk about psychological abuse that spotlights communication and the aggressor instead of the victim’s cognitive state (psychological abuse). Below, I ...

Violence and verbal abuse against teachers by parents and pupils are rising – a symptom of social fractures and eroded trust in authority. Teachers report a range of aggressive behaviour from parents, ...

Recently, a general practitioner (GP) in Spenge, Germany, was severely assaulted by a patient in the waiting room, highlighting a disturbing rise in violence against healthcare professionals. The ...