Symptoms: Psychological / Emotional

Types of psychological or emotional abuse

Enforced social isolation – preventing someone accessing services, educational and social opportunities and seeing friends

Removing mobility or communication aids or intentionally leaving someone unattended when they need assistance

Preventing someone from meeting their religious and cultural needs

Preventing the expression of choice and opinion

Preventing stimulation, meaningful occupation or activities

Intimidation, coercion, harassment, use of threats, humiliation, bullying, swearing or verbal abuse

Addressing a person in a patronising or infantilising way

Threats of harm or abandonment

Cyber bullying

An air of silence when a particular person is present

Withdrawal or change in the psychological state of the person

Insomnia

Low self-esteem

Uncooperative and aggressive behaviour

A change of appetite, weight loss/gain

Signs of distress: tearfulness, anger

Apparent false claims, by someone involved with the person, to attract unnecessary treatment