Crisis Information

An emotional crisis is a TEMPORARY INABILITY to cope with a life problem and is usually accompanied by a high degree of emotional upset. The person in crisis may exhibit the following characteristics:

• A highly emotional state, panic or anxiety
• Signs of extreme stress (physiological/psychological)
• Signs of extreme apathy
• Signs of violent behavior to self or others (verbal or behavioral)
• Verbal communication that suicide and/or homicide is intended (subtle or overt)
• Evidence of drug and/or alcohol abuse
• Behavior inappropriate to the environment/context such as overt acts of anger
• Extreme focus on relief
• Great emotional upset such as uncontrollable crying
• May make statements of hopelessness, defeat or inadequacies