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What is the best way to help a friend if she has intense suicidal thoughts, depression, bulemia, and cutting?
7 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Suicidal: Self-injurious behaviors with despair call for intervention asap. Your friend needs a therapist who specializes in eating disorders treatment & also thorough workup to determine if, in addition to counseling, any medication intervention can help treat the depression.
Answered 8/21/2012
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Cutting: Meds and therapy together are your best bet. Get a psychiatric evaluation for what ails your friend, and what cutting means to him/her as well as anything else that may be going on. Then get a referral to a reputable psychotherapist to help with the emotional issues behind cutting. DO THIS RIGHT NOW. TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER AND GO TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WITH YOUR FRIENDOR DIAL 911 IMMEDIATELY
Answered 3/3/2015
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