Rep. David Wu's staff confronted him over concerns about his mental health

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: Oregonian

Three days before the Nov. 2 election, Oregon Rep. David Wu’s most loyal and senior staffers were so alarmed by his erratic behavior that they demanded he enter a hospital for psychiatric treatment.

Their concern had been spiking for weeks in tandem with Wu’s increasingly unpredictable performance on the campaign trail and in private. He was loud and sometimes angry, some of them told The Oregonian. He said kooky things to staff and -- more worrisome with a tough election fast approaching -- around potential voters and donors.

Most of all, they were worried for Wu, a 55-year-old single father of two young children.

Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/02/rep_david_wus_staff_confronted.html

[Iliyah]

1. Shit

he has excellent health insurance coverage, maybe it is time to see a brain specialist before he hurts himself and God forbid - others.

[generalbetrayus]

2. Sad story. Sounds like bipolar disorder.

Good on his staff for trying to get him into treatment.  

If he were a Republican, his staff would be planning his
Presidential campaign.:sarcasm: 

[JDPriestly]

4. Can't rule out some physical problem though.

[Geoffrey_Lebowski]

7. If he was an (R)

Nobody would have even noticed.

I dunno anything about the man, but I hope he is alright.

[Ian David]

8. It could also be complex partial seizures.

http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/41/5/436

[Suich]

3. Wow.

I hope he gets some help. Sounds like there's a lot of people who care.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. I knew him through the Japan-America Society before he was a Congressman

Nice, friendly guy. I hope he gets the help he needs.

[nyy1998]

6. Just want to echo the concerns for Wu and hope he gets some help soon nt

[DumpDavisHogg]

9. I think the article is a hit piece by the Oregonian

Wu's behavior was not really that erratic, considering the circumstances. I've seen people literally destroyed by much less.

The Oregonian is a very right-wing paper IIRC.