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Missing US congressman explains mysterious four-month absence
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- Figure caption, Watch: US congressman Tom Kean returns after revealing depression diagnosis
- Tom Kean Jr, the New Jersey Republican who had been away from the House of Representatives on unexplained medical leave, told fellow lawmakers he was in hospital for depression during his 142-day absence.
- "I was given the diagnosis of depression," he said on the House floor after returning to work on Tuesday.
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Figure caption, Watch: US congressman Tom Kean returns after revealing depression diagnosis
Tom Kean Jr, the New Jersey Republican who had been away from the House of Representatives on unexplained medical leave, told fellow lawmakers he was in hospital for depression during his 142-day absence.
"I was given the diagnosis of depression," he said on the House floor after returning to work on Tuesday. "It is physical, it is emotional and, until you've experienced it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand how powerful this illness can be."
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