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Commentary: We must expand the definition of domestic violence to include emotional abuse

Emotional abuse is underrecognized as abuse even though psychological violence— more than physical violence or sexual violence— is the strongest predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder in abused women and often precedes physical abuse.

On Aug. 16, Emma Cooper’s documentary “Depp v. Heard” dropped on Netflix. Despite generally scathing reviews, it quickly rose to most-watched status.

People’s ongoing fascination with this trial is a testament to the power that tales of physical abuse have in the public eye. I can’t say that I was ever hit, slapped or punched, but I know that a prison of abuse can be built without the abuser ever laying a hand on the victim. I know because it happened

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