Tips For Dealing With CRISIS

Crisis
QUICK list of tips of what to do in the middle of a crisis.

How To Talk To Someone Who Is In Crisis
More tips on what to do in a crisis.

What to do if you suspect a loved one may be contemplating suicide.
Contains danger signals and what to do if your loved one is in a suicide crisis.

Coping With Brain Disorders In Crisis
Tips and treatment options when a loved one is in crisis.

Tips for Communicating During a Mental Health Crisis
How to respond to the perceptions and emotions of your spouse during a crisis.

Getting Help For Emotional Emergencies
This article gives some information on how to handle an emergency involving mental illness.

Tips For Dealing With Symptoms & Behaviors of Mental Illness

Tips for Coping with Having a Family Member Who Suffers from a Neurobiological Disorder
A comprehensive list of tips to help you cope better.

Coping with Schizophrenia
14 principles for the relatives.

Mental Illness-Information for Family & Friends
Developing plans for coping day-to-day and dealing with disturbed behavior.

Burnout
Aimed at families dealing with schizophrenia, much of this advice applies to other illnesses too.

Guidelines For Families Coping With OCD
Tips on how to cope with a family member with OCD.

A Caregiver's Guide to Living With Mental Illness
Contains tips on how you as a care giver can help yourself and how you can help your spouse.

Support Groups Empower Family Members
Contains information on the importance and value of support groups when dealing with mental illness in a loved one.

Mental Illness - Information For Families
Contains some common emotions that caregivers experience, suggestions on how to deal with your own emotions and feelings, how to deal with mental health professionals and what families can do to help their loved one.

MESA - Family Workshops
Course materials from a class for families containing general information on mental illness, how it affects families, and tips on communicating and problem solving.

When Someone You Know is Depressed
Tips & links with advice on how to support someone suffering from depression.

Suggestions and Tips For Support People
Advice on how to deal with a loved one experiencing anxiety and panic attacks.

Living With A Depressed Person
Experiences and advice for people who have a family member suffering from depression.

Helping A Loved One Who Has A Mood Disorder
This article describes twelve things to do if your loved one has depression, manic-depression, or some other mood disorder.

Coping With Mental Illness: Tips for Families and Consumers
Includes articles on reducing stress, communicating better, and how to cope with a person losing control of anger.

10 Principles Of Support
This is a list of attitudes that can help us keep a positive focus on managing our lives. (From the Family Education And Support Program from the California Alliance For The Mentally Ill).

General Tips For Caregivers

Helping To Combat Isolation
Some good suggestions on specific things you can do to connect with other people and keep from being isolated.

National Family Caregivers Association
This organization is concerned with the welfare of anyone in a care giving situation. Especially helpful is its list of "Common Needs of All Family Caregivers".

Self-Care For Caregivers
A good description of the common experiences of all types of caregivers, helpful advice on how to cope, and suggestions from caregivers on what they do to reduce stress.

Caring For The Caregiver
Advice on reducing stress for anyone caring for someone with a chronic illness.