Abuse-survivor Quote by Lee Ann Hoff

“Psychological abuse is not a one-and-done type of harm.”

— Shannon Thomas

“Denial is a powerful human component that cannot be ignored in the context of psychological abuse.”

— Shannon Thomas

“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 TAT: No. I don't know anymore than you know they're not. But, I'm talking about boundaries and privacy…

— David L. Calof

In reality, psychiatric diagnosing is a kind of spiritual profiling that can destroy lives and frequently does.

— Peter Breggin

“Psychological abusers do not realize that people authentically grown weary of their ridiculousness, find recovery from the abuse, and eventually move on without looking…

— Shannon Thomas

“Becoming fully aware of the dynamics of psychological abuse is not an easy truth to absorb.”

— Shannon Thomas

“psychological abusers damage others – not out of impaired judgement – but because they enjoy the control they gain from abusing people.”

— Shannon Thomas

“I mention a paradox of psychiatry: mental illness is recognized by the patient's distorted thoughts, but treatment is largely indifferent to their content. (104)”

— Michael Greenberg

“A refusal on the part of psychiatrists and therapists to validate the horrors of their patients' tortured past implies a refusal to take seriously…

— Felicity De Zulueta

“It is necessary to make this point in answer to the `iatrogenic' theory that the unveiling of repressed memories in MPD sufferers, paranoids and…

— Alice Jamieson

“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 The national discussion regarding the veridical truth of memories of childhood abuse will have a beneficial effect. Therapists…

— David L. Calof

“One disturbing aspect of abuse and harassment is the idea that it’s not the crime that’s the betrayal but the testimony about the crime.…

— Rebecca Solnit