Psychology Blog July Archive

How do you help a friend with depression?

By Jennifer Baxt at 07/25/08 09:25

When most think of depression, they think about a family member with depression or someone that they know of who is suspected of being depressed in school or the workplace, but few will think about what to do with a depressed friend. What can one do for their friend who appears to be suffering from depression? Many will be unsure of what to do for their friend. Some will try and ignore the problem and think that it will just go away; others will distance themselves from that person so that they don’t have to deal with it. What doesn’t seem to cross the minds of most is that getting their friend into online counseling would have been the best idea and the best thing they could have done as a true friend.

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