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DARVO is a tactic used to publicly discredit accusers and privately subdue victims with shame and a sense of shared guilt – however false. Like the term 'gaslighting', you may have seen it used in discussions about domestic and sexual violence, but what does it describe exactly? DARVO stands for 'Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender.' Professor Patrick O'Leary from Griffith University told SBS Voices that perpetrators often use DARVO to shame victims into believing they are responsible for the abuse. An abuser might say 'if you really cared about me, you wouldn't do that' to ju...
Reversing Blame File photos of Ali Zafar and Meesha Shafi Ali Zafar’s response to Meesha Shafi’s allegations has proven a textbook example of DARVO: deny, attack and reverse victim and offender Published in Volume 29, Issue Number 8 of the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, Sarah Harsey and Jennifer J. Freyd’s research paper, “Deny, Attack and Reverse Victim and Offender (DARVO): What is the Influence on Perceived Perpetrator and Victim Credibility?,” begins by defining DARVO as the manner in which “perpetrators of interpersonal violence deflect blame and responsibi...