We all knew something wasn’t right with Amanda Bynes and now that she’s been placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold, sources claim medical examiners may have figured out what’s wrong exactly.
According to TMZ, people close to the situation have revealed that the former Nickelodeon star – who is being evaluated after creating a makeshift explosive in an old lady’s driveway – is showing signs of schizophrenia. It is also being reported that, as a result, professionals are attempting to extend her stay for two weeks, so that she can be properly diagnosed.
Here’s how our good friends over at the gossip site are reporting the deets:
“Amanda Bynes is exhibiting signs of schizophrenia … and medical professionals and others WILL seek a 2-week extension on her 5150 psychiatric hold so doctors can properly diagnose her … sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ.
We’re told … ever since Amanda was taken into custody Monday night — after she lit a fire on an elderly woman’s driveway in Thousand Oaks, CA — people close to Bynes are convinced she’s suffering from mental illness, specifically schizophrenia.
Sources tell us … Amanda’s parents will now ask a judge to put the 27-year-old in a conservatorship, a la Britney Spears, because they believe she is unable to care for herself and could be a danger to others.”
Hopefully Amanda can get the help that she needs so that she no longer poses a threat to the public, or to herself. It’s been a long, bumpy ride, but we are definitely rooting for her health!
SOURCE: TMZ || Photo Credit: SPLASH
