That's some story Catspaw. It makes me think about my dad.

My dad had a tendancy to be clinically depressed.
He had enough stuff on his plate to be good and depressed about too. He did accept shock treatment (at that time it was popular) but he rejected much of the counseling offered to him. He sort of got better but eventually he became seriously depressed again and was given medication. He pretented to be taking the medication but instead he was tossing it down the toilet. He continued to not want any counselling which he needed desperately.
Eventually he committed suicide.
My question is, if my dad had gotten the counseling he needed and had taken his medication, would he still be alive today?
I honestly do not think so. In this case, I believe no one could have helped my dad. He was determined to end his life and so he did.

Bonnie