and there's a voice, and it's a little quiet voice that goes, 'Jump.' It's the same voice; the same voice goes,

just one. There's a voice that goes, 'Jump,' and the idea of just one, for someone who has no tolerance for it,

that's not a possibility. To talk about it as caused by something...that I'm not caused by anything; it's just there. It's

just, you know, it's latent; it's late...you know, lays in wait, and for the time when you think it's fine,

now I'm okay, and then...and then the next thing you know, it's not okay. This is not going so well.

Was there something somebody said to you, one sentence, that got through, that sailed through? No, it's like it got through me: 'You need

help,' and that's the best sentence. It got through family, friends, many people. It was a, you know, it was a pretty much

unanimous on that level. And then you go and you say, 'That's it. Yeah, you're right.'

How long before you decided, 'This is it'? I don't know. It was a couple of years of just thinking, 'I can do it on my own,' and

you can't. That's the bottom line. 'I can do this; I can stop.' And you...and you really think you can, and then

you realize, 'I need help,' and that's the operative word. Robin Williams, with Diane...so honest

in that interview. And I wanted to get right to Dr. Jen Ashton tonight because our medical unit has been making calls

to the experts today, and you learned something very eye-opening from suicide prevention centers. That's right, David.

Since this tragic story broke last night, we've learned that calls to suicide prevention hotlines have spiked. People

are asking for help; people are offering help. And perhaps that's one of his gifts. And Jen, you were saying that the most

An important point we make here is that Robin Williams was not alone, far from it. In fact, the numbers state that nearly

one in ten Americans have suffered from depression in the past year. Many others are dealing with addiction. The good news is

there are new and effective treatments. These diseases are treatable. All right, Dr. Ashton, with us here tonight. Thank you.

Robin Williams, In His Own Words About Suicide