DARVO is a common tactic used against victims of sexual violence We are psychology researchers who first named this response (Jennifer J. Freyd in 1997) and continue to study the tactic.

DARVO is an acronym for Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender, coined in 1997 by psychologist Jennifer J. Freyd, Ph.D. It’s a tactic often used when one is called out for particularly ...

DARVO behavior has some features in common with “gaslighting,” a term that comes from the title of a 1938 British play in which an emotionally abusive husband manipulates his wife to convince ...

Learning about DARVO and its signs may help a person identify when it is occurring. A 2020 study notes that people who had been educated in DARVO methods found perpetrators less believable.

When DARVO occurs, "you end up with two people who say they are the victim of abuse, but only one of them is," an expert tells Newsweek.

Perspectives > Second Opinions Who's Really the Victim Here? — It's time to end DARVO behavior in the healthcare workplace by Resa E. Lewiss, MD, David G. Smith, PhD, Shikha Jain, MD, W. Brad ...

By exposing DARVO for what it is, we can ensure that his gaslighting does not win out over the truth. Sarah Harsey, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychology at Oregon State University-Cascades.

DARVO behavior has some features in common with “gaslighting,” a term that comes from the title of a 1938 British play in which an emotionally abusive husband manipulates his wife to convince ...

Reverse Victim and Offender (RVO). This is the most desperate and, sadly, the most effective stage embedded in the DARVO strategy. It is invoked to make it seem as if the accused are infallible and ...