Advice to Physicians: Assistance
| Advice | Recommendation* |
|---|---|
| * Includes illustrative, verbatim quotes from patients’ open-ended responses. | |
| Referrals | Refer to therapists |
| Severe family problems should be referred to experts on family problems | |
| Give them a name of a counselor over and over | |
| Offer alternatives, therapy, or safe place | |
| Don’t do it by yourself; get others to help you and stand behind you | |
| Offer advice | Give advice |
| Tell them options | |
| Don’t be afraid to suggest solutions, even if the person acts uninterested | |
| Ask them to bring God and morality back into their lives | |
| Help | Help them |
| Offer help if they can’t go to someone else | |
| Make sure to give them help, and have 1 to 3 follow-ups with the patient | |
| In mild cases offer help, in severe cases contact police | |
| Support | Provide support |
| Offer emotional support, educational information about family problems | |
| Give support and let the patients know they are not alone | |
| Medicines | Medicate or talk to them |
| Dispense medication carefully | |
| Recommend counselors or medicines | |