Dear Keli:

You wrote: “He just went home to visit his parents, and it (the depression) escalated again”- maybe it escalated because he was with is parents. Maybe it started because of his relationship with his parents, as a child, and spending time with them triggered those early conflicts, early distress, what is in the core of his depression.

If so, maybe communicating with you about that core, the origin of his troubles will be useful in encouraging him to get professional help, psychotherapy, I hope.

anita