Showing posts with label mental health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mental health. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Heather Locklear Seeks Help For Anxiety And Depression

locklear31Actress Heather Locklear is receiving mental health intervention for anxiety and depression. She checked into a facility in Arizona, her spokesperson affirmed. It comes after Heather’s doctor called emergency services in March claiming he dreaded she was suicidal. A spokesperson for the 46-year-old told People magazine: "Heather has been dealing with anxiety and depression."
"She requested a thorough evaluation of her medication and went into a medical treatment center for proper diagnosis and treatment. "This is a confidential medical matter and no further statement will be relinquished." The one time Dynasty star started taking medication after she petitioned for a divorce from rocker Richie Sambora in February 2006, according to a celebrity magazine. Locklear and Sambora have a ten-year-old daughter, Ava, together. After filming the Lifetime film Flirting With 40 in the spring, Locklear made up her mind to head to an in-patient treatment center. "She wanted to feel better and get to the bottom of what was bothering her," a longtime companion said. "She's had a rough year." Sambora began dating Locklear's former friend actress Denise Richards shortly after the marriage ended. He and Richards terminated their relationship last year.