Emotional Abuse

**Definition:** Nonphysical abuse as defined as a pattern of behavior in which one person deliberately and repeatedly subjects another to nonphysical acts that are detrimental to behavioral and affective functioning and overall mental well-being. (APA Dictionary of Psychology, accessed 4/21/2020).

**Tree numbers:** - I01.880.735.305

**Synonyms:** - Psychological Violence - Psychological Abuse