The “Saturday Night Live” alum is being treated at the same Pennsylvania facility where his close friend John Mulaney sought help for drink and drugs issues.
One friend told Page 6: “Pete regularly goes to rehab for ‘tune ups’ and to take a mental break, so that’s what’s happening.”
His admission comes weeks after he was forced to apologize to the head of PETA for leaving a foul-mouthed rant on her answer phone.
He was also charged this month with one count of reckless driving after smashing his car into a Beverly Hills home.
“He has a lot of people in his corner who love him and support him, and are proud of him.”
The friend says the comic — who was only 7 when he lost his firefighter father, Scott, in the 9/11 terrorist attacks — is “taking a well deserved break so he can focus on himself and learn to better deal with his PTSD issues.”
Davidson, 29, was behind the wheel of a Mercedes — with his girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders in the passenger seat — back in March when he allegedly lost control of the car and crashed into a house. The house has now been demolished.
At the time of their accident, police sources told TMZ they didn’t believe drugs or alcohol played a factor in the crash, and Davidson was not arrested.
Comic Mulaney recently said on his new Netflix special, “Baby J,” that Davidson was one of the first people to call him in rehab.
This isn’t the first time that Davidson has been forced to step away from the spotlight to focus on his mental health.
As well as being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and borderline personality disorder (BPD), the star has also struggled with drug use and has been in rehab twice before.
In December 2018, Davidson sparked an NYPD wellness check on him after talking of suicide online.
Pete Davidson in rehab after struggling with borderline personality disorder. Pete Davidson in rehab after struggling with borderline personality disorder