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Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'

Another hospital trip to psyche ward for troubled star

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 31, 2008 6:50 AM CST

(Newser) – Following an emotionally fraught week, singer Britney Spears was again taken from her home by ambulance early today to "get help," according to Los Angeles police. Spears was taken to UCLA Medical Center after "driving around the neighborhood like a mad woman," a family source told People magazine. "Britney has been prescribed medication which she refuses to take." Earlier this week the singer's manager said she had begun seeing a psychiatrist for a "treatable" mental problem.

Spears' mother visited her this week, reportedly attempting an "intervention" to pressure her daughter to seek treatment for suspected bipolar disorder. Britney was spotted teary-eyed, sitting on the curb outside her house, clutching her Yorkie terrier in her lap after one of a number of hysterical scenes the last few days. Spears lost visitation rights with her two young sons earlier this month after she barricaded herself in a room with one of the children.

In a file photo Britney Spears performs with a snake during the finale of the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001, at New York's Metropolitan Opera House.  Britney Spears was taken from her house by ambulance early Thursday,Jan. 31, 2008,Los Angeles  police said.(AP Photo/Beth...
In a file photo Britney Spears performs with a snake during the finale of the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001, at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. Britney Spears was taken from...   (Associated Press)
Security guards stand outside of the ambulance entrance to the at the UCLA Medical Center emergency room in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Britney Spears was taken from her home by ambulance early Thursday and escorted to the hospital by more than a dozen police officers. (AP Photo/Dan...
Security guards stand outside of the ambulance entrance to the at the UCLA Medical Center emergency room in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Britney Spears was taken from her home by ambulance...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears arrives at court for a hearing to work out custody arrangements with her ex-husband Kevin Federline for their two young sons in this Oct. 26, 2007, file photo in Los Angeles. A court commissioner granted Britney Spears three monitored visits a week with her two small sons while...
Britney Spears arrives at court for a hearing to work out custody arrangements with her ex-husband Kevin Federline for their two young sons in this Oct. 26, 2007, file photo in Los Angeles. A court commissioner...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, in a Sept. 1, 2007 file photo.  The video of Britney Spears apparently running a red light with her children in the car was submitted into court Friday, a week after anyone...
Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, in a Sept. 1, 2007 file photo. The video of Britney Spears apparently running a red light with...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears is wheeled out of the ambulance on a gurney at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in this Jan. 3, 2008, file photo. Spears was taken to the hospital by ambulance again in the early morning of Jan. 31, 2008.
Britney Spears is wheeled out of the ambulance on a gurney at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in this Jan. 3, 2008, file photo. Spears was taken to the hospital by ambulance again in the early morning of...   (Associated Press)
A security guard and a photographer stand outside of the ambulance entrance to the at the UCLA Medical Center emergency room in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Britney Spears was taken from her home by ambulance early Thursday and escorted to the hospital by more than a dozen...
A security guard and a photographer stand outside of the ambulance entrance to the at the UCLA Medical Center emergency room in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Britney Spears was taken from her...   (Associated Press)
Singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles in this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo. The attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband said Friday, Dec. 14, he plans to ask the court to punish the pop star for calling in sick to...
Singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles in this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo. The attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband said Friday, Dec. 14,...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears leaves court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with Kevin Federline, for their two young sons on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Britney Spears leaves court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with Kevin Federline, for their two young sons on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears reacts as a throng of celebrity photographers surround her car as she leaves court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with Kevin Federline for their two young sons on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Britney Spears reacts as a throng of celebrity photographers surround her car as she leaves court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with Kevin Federline for their two young sons on Friday,...   (Associated Press)
This file image provided by KTLA-TV shows Britney Spears talking with paramedics as she is wheeled out of her home on a gurney to a waiting ambulance late Thursday night Jan. 3, 2008 in Los Angeles.( AP Photo/KTLA-TV/file)
This file image provided by KTLA-TV shows Britney Spears talking with paramedics as she is wheeled out of her home on a gurney to a waiting ambulance late Thursday night Jan. 3, 2008 in Los Angeles.(...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears, center, is surrounded by Los Angeles police officers, as a throng of media tries to photograph her leaving a Los Angeles court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with her ex-husband Kevin Federline for their two young sons in this Oct. 26, 2007, file photo in...
Britney Spears, center, is surrounded by Los Angeles police officers, as a throng of media tries to photograph her leaving a Los Angeles court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with her...   (Associated Press)
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