" For example, more than half of those who responded to an FSA Survey  I conducted have been described as “mentally ill”; “emotionally sick”; or “a liar” by a parent, sibling, or other close relative when there was absolutely no truth to  this whatsoever. Naturally, being spoken about in this way can be confusing, angering, and even traumatizing to the target of such hostile and defamatory statements. "

― Rebecca C. Mandeville , Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role