For the past two months, the political world, the media, and the entire Republican field have been repeatedly kicking Jeb Bush in the metaphorical ribs as his once-mighty campaign has withered. But this week, fresh off his humiliating sixth-place finish in Iowa with only 2.8 percent of the vote, the former Florida governor has slumped into an even more distressing stage.

The Hamilton Rating Scale indicates that a person who “feels he has let people down,” has “feelings of unreality,” and expresses worthlessness upon questioning, may be at risk for depression and should be monitored. Herein, we do some monitoring of Jeb Bush’s psychological state in the past few days.

Jeb hits on people half his age:

Jeb’s friends, frustrated with his refusal to concede defeat, are slowly fading from his life:

Texas congressman Pete Ses­sions recently told the National Journal that while he had endorsed Bush in the past, he is now seriously reconsidering that choice. “He has since then not sold him­self as well as he had wanted. Every­body is weighing and bal­an­cing what they know now that they didn’t know 10 months ago, and I think that the per­son who gets closest to me is a Ru­bio.” Utah senator Orrin Hatch, who also endorsed Bush, said that he now “leans towards” Rubio. Several Bush backers in Congress also predicted an endorsement “exodus” in the next several days, and South Carolina senator Lindsay Graham, who recently announced he was supporting Jeb, told The New York Times that “if Rubio beats him badly in New Hampshire, Jeb is toast.”

Jeb insists he doesn’t have a problem; he’s doing just fine; why can’t you just leave him alone:

Jeb lets his health go: