What was the cause of depression for Robin Williams?

Robin Williams, depression and the complex causes of suicide. While many people who kill themselves have been experiencing the extreme distress we might think of as depression, that's not always the case and is rarely the whole explanation. Anne Cooke, Angela Gilchrist and John McGowan. read more

Schneider went on record to state it was not depression that killed Robin Williams but the Lewy Body demtntia they discovered during his autopsy. Lewy body dementia, the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease, causes a progressive decline in mental abilities. read more

Robin Williams: Depression Alone Rarely Causes SuicideSeveral factors, such as severity of symptoms, family history, substance abuse and a “mixed” depressive and manic state may combine to increase the risk for suicide. read more