Psychological Maltreatment
Susan Yingling Susan Yingling

Psychological Maltreatment

Psychological maltreatment (PM) involves harmful caregiver behaviors that undermine a child’s psychological needs, causing feelings of worthlessness, fear, or neglect. It includes rejection, threats, exploitation, emotional neglect, isolation, and failure to meet educational or mental health needs. These actions can deeply affect a child’s emotional and mental well-being, often with invisible yet long-lasting consequences.

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