What to do if a person is mentally ill

If a person is mentally abnormal, there are two reasons. On the one hand, it is because of excessive pressure, which may often lead to mental breakdown. At this time, the person's mental abnormality will be manifested. For such people, maintaining a good attitude at ordinary times can gradually improve through certain adjustments. Another possibility is that it is a manifestation of a mental illness caused by genetics and other reasons. For such people, they must receive good treatment in time.

What to do if a person is mentally ill

We should try our best to treat patients with mental illness, regardless of whether they can be completely cured. In fact, the symptoms in the early stages of mental illness are not very serious. Patients should always be vigilant about their bodies and seek medical treatment as soon as possible when the disease occurs. The chances of cure are very high.

1. Environmental treatment

Keeping the patient's environment good and a new one can also play a big role in treatment. Since the patient has obvious traumatic experience of the situation at the time of the onset of the disease, in order to promote early improvement of the condition, the environment should be adjusted as much as possible to eliminate the adverse stimuli that caused the onset of the disease.

2. Psychiatric treatment

The onset of reactive psychosis is closely related to severe mental trauma, so psychiatric treatment is essential. First, patients should be helped to analyze and be told how to properly deal with the mental stimulation that induces the disease; then the nature of the disease should be explained to help patients discover the patterns therein; finally, patients' concerns should be relieved, more encouragement and comfort should be given, and patients' subjective initiative should be encouraged.

3. Drug treatment

This is the most common way to treat reactive psychosis. Generally, different drugs are given according to the patient's symptoms. Commonly used drugs are antipsychotics and antidepressants, but be careful not to use too large a dosage. For patients with suicidal tendencies, electroconvulsive therapy can be appropriately performed. For those who cannot take the initiative to eat and are physically weak, nutritional support therapy should be given. Patients with severe insomnia and anxiety can be given weak tranquilizers such as chlordiazepoxide and antalol to ensure that the patient gets enough sleep.

"Can mental illness be cured?" Through the introduction above, do you have some understanding of this issue? Through the above information, I believe that everyone has a better understanding of the harm of mental illness. It can be seen that we should not underestimate the harm of mental illness in our daily life. We should actively do daily prevention work. Once you feel that your mental state is abnormal, you should go to the relevant hospital in time to avoid causing greater harm to your body. Finally, I wish the majority of mental patients a speedy recovery.