Terms such as ‘gaslighting’ have fully entered our lexicon, but DARVO - which is often interlinked with gaslighting, and just as common - is less a recognised tactics used in emotional abuse. It can ...

Deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender (DARVO) is a tactic perpetrators may use to deflect responsibility onto the survivors of their abuse.

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 ...

Trump is employing a psychological strategy called DARVO: Deny, attack and reverse victim and offender.

Trump is employing a psychological strategy called DARVO: Deny, attack and reverse victim and offender.

DARVO is the pathology of a narcissistic abuser. It’s a small-minded and petty ploy, but it’s a dangerous one. And it is the go-to move at every level of this administration.