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Jesse Jackson Jr.’s treatment: What are mood disorders?
They used to be called “nervous breakdowns,†the mysterious disappearances of high-profile people who for whatever reason temporarily couldn’t cope with ordinary life.
That “Mad Menâ€-era term is long gone, replaced with phraseology that is more clinical and less visual. People don’t “break down†any more. They have acute depressive episodes, develop anxiety disorders, abuse substances, experience relapses or, in some cases, simply suffer from exhaustion.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a "mood disorder," his office said in a brief statement Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat quietly went on a medical leave of absence.
The description of what’s happening to Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) fits this medical view of adult timeouts. His office said the 47-year-old lawmaker “is receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder . . . and is expected to make a full recovery.â€
They used to be called “nervous breakdowns,†the mysterious disappearances of high-profile people who for whatever reason temporarily couldn’t cope with ordinary life.
That “Mad Menâ€-era term is long gone, replaced with phraseology that is more clinical and less visual. People don’t “break down†any more. They have acute depressive episodes, develop anxiety disorders, abuse substances, experience relapses or, in some cases, simply suffer from exhaustion.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a "mood disorder," his office said in a brief statement Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat quietly went on a medical leave of absence.
The description of what’s happening to Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) fits this medical view of adult timeouts. His office said the 47-year-old lawmaker “is receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder . . . and is expected to make a full recovery.â€