How To Help A Suicidal Person In India


If you are living in india and you have a family member who is going through a phase of depression and has had suicidal thoughts, you must make sure you have the following information before a emergency situation arises.

1. Keep up-to-date information on the nearest hospital or nursing home that treats psychiatric emergencies.
Because not all the hospitals and nursing homes admit psychiatric cases.

2. Have all the information of the psychiatrist readily avaiable with you with whom your family member is seeking treatment. Because he/she would be the first person you need to call in case of a psychiatric emergency.