A study done by Szinovacz showed husbands were found to report less of their own violence than their wives indicated. This makes it look like men are liars. It may be true that women are assaulted more than men, but this shouldn't mean that battered men should be ignored and turned away. There is no reason why battered men shouldn't be treated with the same seriousness as battered women. Abuse is not only physical, but it is also verbal.
Many men are the victims of verbally abusive wives.
Bruce B. is verbally abused by his wife several times a day. His wife and he have four boys. Bruce B.'s family knows this, but nothing they say to the couple seems to change the way Betty B. treats Bruce. Because of this constant abuse, Bruce B. has lost a significant amount of weight. He feels that there is no point in leaving her or getting help because they have children and bills to pay.