If any of your family member, close relative or friend is suffering from depression and you feel pain to see his or her situation and looking to help the sufferer in steering him or her out of depression then doing a few things can you a lot for your cause.  First of all understanding the point of view and the condition of the depressed. Secondly, help the person to get the proper diagnosis. Finally consulting his or her current situation with a psychiatrist for getting the suitable treatment.

We you see a depressed person around you there are lots of things that you can do for him. You can ask him for your emotional support and sympathy. This is a nice way to understand what are the thoughts in his mind that are causing him depression. This will also help you to get a precise idea about his mental condition. These things can further help you to diagnose the root cause of illness. This involves understanding, patience, affection, and encouragement. You should keep the patient busy in conversation so that he may tell you everything about his mental condition. Here you should show affection and patience. You should also pretend that you are taking great interest in listening his problems and you should also understand his feelings and try to encourage him that he can get out of this problem through proper treatment. You should make his mind to carry out the appropriate treatment of his illness so that he may soon come back to his normal routine and start taking interest in all the activities once again.