Monterey Bay Forum

“I was tricked!” says mother of Jesse Jackson, Jr.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s mother, Jacqueline Jackson, told a Rainbow/PUSH conference Friday that her son has suffered years of “enormous disappointment.”

“I’m not ashamed to say … he thought he was going to be a senator. He thought he was going to have a chance to run for mayor. And young people don’t bounce back from disappointment like me and my husband,” she said.

In the wake of this bizarre excuse for her son’s behavior, Mrs. Jackson has claimed that she was “tricked” into speaking out at the luncheon. The luncheon was organized by her husband’s own organization.
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A new excuse for foot in mouth–”I was tricked”. But then, so were the  voters. 

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  http://abcnews.go.com/Health/jesse-jackson-jrs-mood-109312order-due-stress-pressure/story?id=16764564

Monterey Bay Forum:   The main stream ABC story listed above  about Jesse Jackson, Jr. having a “mood disorder”  cites a possible genetic predisposition  per opinion of  Dr. Harold G. Koenig with Duke University Medical Center. 

Ah, another highly educated MD at a prestigious medical school dabbling  in  long distance medical diagnosis.  Do you feel in good hands with diagnosis from afar? I don’t.

As to Democrat Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s voting record,  he Did Not Vote on the Ryan Budget,  The Domestic Engagement  and Jobs Act nor on  the Conservatism and Economic Growth bill.  Why not?   Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. finished theological school so he must think about what’s required of a prophetic voice — which is not silence on important issues such as the Ryan Budget.  For straight up information on those who represent us, go to :   http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/72/

Where can parents find a child psychiatrist treating bipolar disorder in children and adolescents? That question is the most common question posed to the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation http://www.bpkids.org

There are only 74,181 child psychiatrists for the U.S. population of 73,675,6002. So parents drive for hours or have long waits. There is legislation pending to make it easier for child psychiatrists (M.D. with training in drugs) to forgive their medical education costs.

There are a whole bunch of reasons why there are fewer psychiatrists today and likewise fewer child and adolescent psychiatrists. For sure there needs to be more allied health professionals with a solid understanding of drugs and their effects on children and adolescents. And there are ways to encourage other professionals to get appropriate education and training.

It makes sense to broaden drug knowledge for a wider number of health professionals working with children: clinical psychologists, school psychologists, clinical social workers, nurses etc. Why not give incentives to a wide variety of health professionals to get the necessary training?

In California, psychologists must complete 36 CEU’s every two years for re-license. Why not let psychologist write off as a tax credit all costs related to drug education. That likely would spur psychologists to get training in drugs.

Primary care MD’s report that about 20 percent (one in five) children under age 18 have a mental disorder with at least mild functional impairment.