HE HAD BEEN TREATING FOR
DEPRESSION.
IT WILL TAKE WEEKS FOR A
TOXICOLOGY REPORT.
THE ACTOR'S TRAGIC DEATH HAS
MANY TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT
DEPRESSION.
BRIAN JOHNSON TALKED TO A LOCAL
MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT.
IT'S AN ILLNESS THAT CAN
AFFECT ANYONE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH SUCCESS, FAILURE, MONEY,
STATUS.
EVERYBODY CAN GET DE PRESSED.
THIS DOCTOR SAYS EACH YEAR
39,000 PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE
BECAUSE THEY'RE DEPRESSED,
THAT'S THE SAME MORTALITY RATE
AS BREAST CANCER.
HE SAYS THAT
NEED MORE
RESEARCH MONEY.
PEOPLE NEED TO BE WILLING TO
TALK ABOUT IT AND ASK LOVED ONES
HOW THEY ARE FEELING IF THEY'RE
DEPRESSED.
IF THEY'RE DEPRESSED, THEY'VE
ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
THEY WILL PROBABLY TAKE COMFORT
IN THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY WILL
TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT.
HE SAYS PEOPLE WHO DO TAKE
THEIR LIVES OFTEN FEEL THEY ARE
HELPING THOSE LEFT BEHIND.
THEY OFTEN FEEL THEY CAN'T
ESCAPE.
IF YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE WHO
IS FEELING DEPRESSED GET HELP.
IN OVERLAND PARK, BRIAN
JOHNSON KMBC 9 NEWS.
IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS
HAVING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, CALL A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS LINE.
