Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who entered the Mayo Clinic for treatment of a bipolar disorder, may have triggered the episode after he lost weight rapidly, according to a statement from his office.
Jackson revealed that he is in treatment at the Rochester, Minn., institution on Aug. 13. Singer Demi Lovato and actresses Catherine Zeta Jones, Demi Moore and Carrie Fisher have also revealed they suffer from the problem.
?Congressman Jackson is responding well to the treatment and regaining his strength,? said the Clinic said in a statement.
Jackson?s medical crisis comes at a time when he is under possible criminal investigation, and could play a role in his defense should he be indicted.
Jackson took a leave of absence from work in June to seek treatment for ?exhaustion.? Just days before, one of his former fundraisers was arrested on federal medical fraud charges.
Jackson, the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, is being investigated by a congressional ethics committee for his ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is serving a 14-year sentence for public corruption.
Jackson?s bipolar II condition was likely triggered ?by a complex set of genetic and environmental factors,? including his 2004 weight-loss surgery. Rapid weight loss could upset how the body absorbs food and medication, causing an onset of the mood disorder, which induces manic, depressive states.
But there is disagreement in the medical community over whether gastric-bypass surgery and weight loss can be linked to the disorder. The 47-year-old probably had mood issues before his weight-loss, they say.
Bi-polar disorders involve the way the brain controls emotion, thought and drive. The most visible symptoms are dramatic mood swings between euphoria and depression. Medication and psychological counseling are most often prescribed to help patients cope with the condition.
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