Abuse

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I'm perpetuating the cycle of emotional abuse
I was a victim of rage and violence and now I can't control my temper.
My half-brother locked me in the closet and I think I'm to blame
I am conflicted about who is to blame for my older brother's abuse. I goaded him on. I think I share the blame.
Girls, stop rape through "sexual restraint"!
A writer argues the "rape crisis" is all hype and girls just need to close their legs.
Am I going crazy?
I've had problems off and on, but lately reality has been slipping away.
I secretly hate myself
I seem to be OK on the outside, but inside ... you don't even want to know.
I left an abusive marriage, and now I'm in love with a thief
If we move in together, should I buy a safe?
What's so funny about abusive girlfriends?
News about women's role in domestic violence inspires comedy, as well as cries in defense of men.
Why aren't boys allowed to be victims?
When it comes to sexual abuse perpetrated by women, boys are treated as lucky little Lotharios.
Hiding birth control from boyfriends
Study finds link between teen pregnancy and dating violence.
I left an abuser, but now I'm with a married man
I know I should concentrate on my own emotional health, but he says I'm special and he cares about me!
Worshiping strict statutes of limitation
The Catholic Church fights bills extending limits for filing charges of child sex abuse.
Boys just being ... sex offenders?
Butt smacking could earn two middle schoolers jail time and sex crime records.
Why women stay with abusers
A new book argues abusers employ the same type of "coercive control" used on kidnap victims and slaves.
Should I go to the extravagantly prestigious school of my dreams?
I'm an older student, and I could take a more prudent course, but...
I'm an overachiever with a history of abuse and a boyfriend in jail
I know I should break up with my bad boyfriend, but we share things I can't share with anyone else.
"We listened as his soul cracked"
In HBO's "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" the "bad apples" express remorse, but claim that they were scapegoats.
Spanking mad
A California bill could make spanking a crime. But when did a swat on the bum become child abuse? And how far should the government go in telling parents how to raise their children?
Psychological warfare
Angered that their professional organization has adopted a policy condoning psychologists' participation in "war on terror" interrogations, many psychologists are vowing to stage a battle royal at the APA's annual meeting.
The Abu Ghraib files
279 photographs and 19 videos from the Army's internal investigation record a harrowing three months of detainee abuse inside the notorious prison -- and make clear that many of those responsible have yet to be held accountable.
Salon exclusive: The Abu Ghraib files
Never-published photos, and an internal Army report, show more Iraqi prisoner abuse -- evidence the government is fighting to hide.
Gynecologist from hell
Seattle women sue the Health Department for ignoring complaints of an abusive OB-GYN.
Rummy's scapegoat
Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski -- former commander at Abu Ghraib -- says she was hung out to dry by the Pentagon.
Afghan poet beaten to death
25-year-old died at the hands of her husband.
"The place is broken"
CIA veteran Bob Baer says torture was forbidden when he worked for the agency. "Now contractors are sent out to torture people to death and then hide it."
"Guantanamo on steroids"
Abu Ghraib was an infamous prison under Saddam. Now, for Iraqis seeking relatives detained by the U.S. military, it is still a place where men disappear.
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