Jackson Absence Due to Mood Disorder, His Office Says
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U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr.’s monthlong absence from Congress is due to a mood disorder, not alcohol or drug-abuse treatment, according to the Illinois Democrat’s office.
“The congressman is receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder,” according to a statement from his physician released last night by Jackson’s office. “He is responding positively to treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.”