Question

How to help someone with depression

Answer 1

Offer to listen to them without interrupting. Don’t try to provide them solutions, help them by being there and “in the moment” little acts of kindness like buying little gifts or making homemade crafts of things they like or even cards is a way to lift the spirits of a person going through depression.

Answer 2

For those having suicidal thoughts, helplines offer an empathic ear and emotional support

Telephone helplines can be useful but they need to be complemented by a team of professionals offering diagnostic and treatment facilities, say mental health practitioners.

For those having suicidal thoughts, helplines offer an empathic ear and emotional support

Clinical psychologist Bharat Gautam counsels a caller to a helpline run by Transcultural Psychosocial Organization. Elisha Shrestha/TKP