Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / by Georgianna Regnier and Richard Regnier -- About the author -- Acknowledgments and dedication -- Preface -- Introduction to mobbing in the workplace and an overview of adult bullying -- Multiple theoretical explanations for mobbing -- Data and trends in workplace emotional abuse -- At-risk professions, environments, and organizational functioning -- Reactions of victims to emotional abuse at work -- Interventions with individuals -- Workplace interventions -- Social perspective, social work, and implications for social policy -- Additional and alternative explanations for increased bullying -- References -- Index.