The most important point that the family has to take into account, is that someone suffering
from depression can't feel well because of his illness. He simply can't even he tries no matter how hard he tries to.
A person who suffers from paralysis, wants to walk, but he can't because his paralysis doesn't let him. When the paralysis starts to decrease, the person slowly begins to walk.
If the family can follow the process, the patient will feel less demanded to what he is expected to.
Depression is practically not understood to those people who have never suffered from it, it is an illness that causes a lot of frustration, both to the family and to the patient. The simple things of everyday life obstacles for the depressed patient.