How to Hold A Covert Narcissist Accountable: An Introduction to DARVO.
5 min readJun 5, 2023
DARVO, an acronym for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender, is a defensive strategy frequently utilised by individuals accused of wrongdoing, particularly in the context of relational abuse. Coined by psychologist Jennifer J. Freyd in the late 1990s, this concept has provided a crucial framework to understand and articulate the manipulative tactics employed by abusers, such as covert narcissists.
