According To Dr. Phil Emotional abuse is not illegal.
Physical abuse is illegal.
Yet, emotional abuse is more dangerous to a person's health than cigarettes, obesity, and heart disease because of the damage it can do on the inside. Emotional abuse can cause hypertension, ulcers, depression, and a broken spirit. Again, emotional abuse is not illegal. Society has not challenged this beast of a problem legally . Therefore, we must deal with emotional abuse socially.