Saturn shows the breaking point of a person and so yes, a starved saturn can get to the point of feeling totally broken without any feeling of eventual relief possible. WIthout being able to grieve fully the pains of life can build upto the point to where there is nothing else. So the worst saturn is, the more easily this can happen to a person. However, you have to contrast this against the person's other strengths. In the face of strong planets is amazing what a person can suffer and still remain functional. Remember to always look at the chart as a whole. WHat helps such a saturn is the same, work it out as per the lajjitaadi courses.
Remedy Saturn. A person can get grief counseling, a person can think of three thing to be grateful for every day and tell that to someone. Grief can be like a cancer, it can just grow and grow if a person does not learn to see the things in their life to be grateful for.