FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Mental health crisis
心理危机
Distress or behavioral change threatening safety or everyday coping and requiring timely support.
Study this concept in context
88 · Mental health crises and timely help
A mental health crisis calls for careful listening and a response matched to immediate danger. Learn direct questions, safe support, local resources, and practical safety planning.
Sources
- NIMH: Warning Signs of Suicide
- NIMH: Five Action Steps
- 988: Help Someone Else
- NHS: Help for suicidal thoughts
- NHS: Psychosis overview
- NAMI: Helping during a psychotic episode
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.