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“If a doctor doesn’t fully understand what’s going on, it’s a lot easier to put a label on it and say, ‘This is depression,’ instead of saying, ‘We don’t know,’” explains Dr. Carl Erik Fisher.

“Ideally, none of us would engage in comparisons, period,” said Dr. Deborah Glasofer, who advises paying attention to what kinds of media make you feel good vs. crappy and curating along those lines.

Dr. Mark Olfson suggested one means of expanding mental health treatment is to train and empower primary care doctors to serve as front-line providers.

“The fact that he's talking about suicidal thoughts and mental illness in this way is just the kind of thing we need to be talking about to help prevent suffering and suicide,” Dr. Kelly Posner says.