Depression and Suicide: Depression Support: Communication and Coordinating Help

Build confidence with 10 original questions about Depression and Suicide: Depression Support: Communication and Coordinating Help. Review your answers and explanations after finishing.

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If you are experiencing depression, which activity may help improve your mood even if you don’t feel like doing it?

Try to do things you used to enjoy

Increase use of alcohol or drugs

Make impulsive decisions

Avoid all activities and stay isolated

2 / 10

If you want to find mental health services for depression, what is a recommended first step?

Ask friends for medication

Wait for symptoms to go away on their own

Use the online tool at findtreatment.gov

Ignore the need for help

3 / 10

A friend with depression is discouraged about their progress. What is a helpful reminder you can give them?

Remind them that, with time and treatment, their depression can lift

Tell them recovery is impossible

Advise them to stop treatment if it feels slow

Suggest they isolate themselves further

4 / 10

A friend with depression is considering making a major life decision. What should you suggest?

Ignore advice from others

Delay making important life decisions until they feel better and discuss them with trusted people

Make the decision quickly to feel better

Rely on impulsive feelings to decide

5 / 10

If you are experiencing persistent symptoms of depression that do not go away, what should you do?

Wait and hope the symptoms disappear

Start taking someone else's medication

Talk to a health care provider

Ignore the symptoms and keep working

6 / 10

A coworker with depression is struggling to remember to take their prescribed medications. What is a recommended way to help?

Ignore the issue and hope it resolves itself

Tell them to stop taking their medications

Advise them to double their dose if they forget

Set reminders to help them take their medications as prescribed

7 / 10

A coworker has become withdrawn, stopped joining group activities, and seems uninterested in things they once enjoyed. What is a supportive first step you can take?

Advise them to make a major life decision immediately

Encourage them to seek help from a mental health professional

Tell them to ignore their feelings and keep working

Suggest they use alcohol to feel better

8 / 10

If you are supporting a friend who is attending therapy for depression, what is a helpful way to assist them?

Tell them therapy is unnecessary

Offer to help with transportation to therapy appointments

Suggest they stop taking prescribed medications

Discourage them from following their treatment plan

9 / 10

If you notice a coworker is using alcohol or drugs more frequently and seems withdrawn, what might this indicate?

They should be left alone

They are just relaxing after work

They are handling stress in a healthy way

They may be experiencing symptoms of depression and need support

10 / 10

A coworker is struggling to keep up with daily tasks due to depression. What is a helpful suggestion?

Ignore responsibilities entirely

Try to complete all tasks at once regardless of how you feel

Do what you can as you can, and decide what must get done and what can wait

Take on additional work to distract yourself

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