Judds in the Club

Actress Ashley Judd apparently told Glamour magazine that she spent 47 days in Shades of Hope Treatment Center (read: inpatient psychiatric treatment facility) for depression and various coping behaviors. According to the Associated Press, she said counselors staged an intervention while she was visiting her sister, singer Wynonna Judd, who was battling food addiction.

Kudos to the sisters for speaking openly about their illnesses, and especially about their hospitalizations. Many people would be reluctant to tell even close friends about going inpatient, and these two have now told the world.

You can read the full AP story at http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20060705/115214028000.html.

Posted by Daniele Sadres