Psychological or emotional

Threats, abandonment, humiliation, intimidation, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse, controlling behaviour, name-calling, insults, preventing the person from seeing others, misuse of authority or power over the adult at risk.

Signs of psychological or emotional harm

• Pressure exerted by another person to do something that they do not want to do
• Depression, withdrawal, noticeable or uncharacteristic changes in behaviour, less communicative
• Fear of another person
• Hostile or rejecting behaviour by the caregiver
• Kept isolated from other people or from receiving health or social care services.