Washington (CNN) Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, an Arizona Democrat, announced on Wednesday that she will seek treatment for "alcohol dependence" after suffering a serious fall.

"I sincerely thank the many people who have reached out in support after my accident last week. The fall was serious, but with physical therapy I will fully recover," Kirkpatrick said in a statement.

"I do, however, have another challenge I must face, which was the underlying cause of my fall. Beginning next week, I will receive treatment that I have struggled to ask for, to treat my alcohol dependence," she said.

Kirkpatrick was elected to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District in the 2018 midterm elections, putting a seat into Democratic hands that was formerly held by Republican Martha McSally, who is now a US senator from Arizona. Kirkpatrick had also previously represented the state's 1st Congressional District.

"I am finally seeking this help after struggling to do so in the past, and I am ready to admit that I, like countless other Americans, suffer from this disease," Kirkpatrick said.

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