A person with one or more of the following symptoms should be evaluated by a psychiatrist or other physician as soon as possible:

 

• Marked personality change
• Inability to cope with problems and daily activities
• Strange or grandiose ideas.
• Excessive anxieties.
• Prolonged depression and apathy.
• Marked changes in eating or sleeping patterns.
• Extreme highs and lows.
• Abuse of alcohol or drugs.
• Excessive anger, hostility, or violent behavior.

A person who is thinking or talking about suicide or homicide should seek help immediately.