Posted by Adam

Monday August 3, 2009

Mischa Barton was recently released from hospital after being placed under involuntary psychiatric hold.

So, how she’s feeling?

“I’m feeling great!” she told OK! magazine. “I’m really happy.”

Barton added that filming on her new movie The Beautiful Life is, “Going really well… I’m excited.”

Barton’s friends recently expressed their fears that the star isn’t ready to be back at work.

“Mischa needs more aggressive treatment over a long period of time,” a source told the New York Daily News. “It’s only been a matter of days since she was released from the hospital, and I think she definitely wasn’t there long enough.

“She needs to be very cautious — she’s at a very big risk. I personally think it’s a bad idea to go back this quickly, given her past history with substance abuse.”

“She’s obviously feeling better if she’s back to work,” added another source. “She’s excited to be a part of the show, and she’s very focused on it.”

It had been claimed that prior to Mischa being sectioned, she had been on a three day drugs binge, leaving friends fearing for her life.

“She’s in very bad shape,” a source told the New York Post. “She’s running out of money and can’t find love, so now she is looking for a good time to escape her misery. She is on a downward spiral.

“She is a mess. She is a suicidal, uninsurable mess.”

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