Britney: It Was All Postpartum Depression

We're looking at you, Miley Cyrus

(NEWSER) - Now that Brooke Mueller and Charlie Sheen are hitting “ prehab ”—rehab for people (supposedly) without any actual addiction issues—it’s time for other celebrities to follow suit. Ami Angelowicz lists her top 10 candidates, on The Frisky :

• Britney Spears: Sure, she seems OK now. But you never know when she’ll “flip out on Jason Trawick, shave off her extensions again, and break out the pink wig.”
• Amy Winehouse: “Should be in prehab for the rest of her life. End of discussion.”
• Joaquin Phoenix: “Prehab or mental institution? You choose.”

Troubled teens tell documentary of singer's impact

(NEWSER) - Britney Spears may not be the most obvious role model for the troubled, but hardcore fans credit her with changing their lives in a new BBC documentary, Newsweek reports. In Britney Spears Saved My Life, the superfans testify that Britney and her music guided them through the darkest times of their lives, and helped them beat depression and eating disorders. More»

Not mental illness, and not drugs, silly tabloids

(NEWSER) - Contrary to reports of broken-hearted hard-partying, Kirsten Dunst went to rehab for a far simpler problem—a good old fashioned case of the blues, Marc Malkin writes for E! Online. "I didn’t go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse, I went there for depression," the Spider-Man star says. More»

Lohan, Spears 'waltzing' in and out of treatment sends wrong message

(NEWSER) - The debauched lifestyles of celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are turning substance-abuse rehab into a punch line, making light of a process that helps thousands of people each year, say experts. Lohan was arrested on suspicion of DUI this week just days after finishing rehab; in February, Spears checked into rehab three times—in one week. More»

Starlet can't stop partying even when it gets ugly

(NEWSER) - Less than 48 hours after being hit with DUI charges, Lindsay Lohan went on a paparazzi-documented bender. The "Mean Girls" star and recent rehab patient stumbled out of an LA nightclub at 4:30 AM, nearly collapsed, and was helped into the back of her car. Paparazzi snapped pictures of the starlet in a deep sleep. More»