Amanda Bynes Struggling As Psychiatric Hold Is Extended

According to info obtained by TMZ, the 36-year-old All That alum’s hospital stay has been extended for one more week, possibly longer.

She’s focused on healing, getting professional care, and being monitored closely every day. If she doesn’t make significant progress, her stay at the psychiatric facility could be extended up to a month.

However, she’s reportedly not communicating with people close to her, and there are no plans yet as to what she will do once she leaves the hospital.

The sources didn’t say if she had any recollection of the events leading up to her hospitalization.

The outlet broke the news on March 19 that Bynes was spotted naked and roaming the streets near downtown Los Angeles before flagging a car down.

She informed the driver that she was coming out of a psychotic episode and then called 911 on herself, after which she was brought to a police station where her mental health was evaluated.

The team determined that she had to be placed on a 5150 hold or 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization, according to TMZ’s law enforcement sources. Other than her mental health crisis, she didn’t appear to be hurt.

Following the incident, an eyewitness spoke to ET about seeing the Sydney White star “wandering alone on Hollywood Blvd. at around 1 am on Saturday.”

“No one really recognized her or noticed her. She was walking tensely and by herself,” the person added.

However, she was later accompanied by a woman who “tried to help.” The eyewitness said, “Amanda asked the woman to hold her.”

The person added that Bynes “seemed to be in a loving, wholesome mood” and “seemed as though she was out of it.” She also asked the woman to take her to her friend’s house in Beverly Hills.

However, her friend didn’t answer the door, so Bynes asked to be brought back to Hollywood Blvd., which the woman did.

According to the eyewitness, Bynes explained that “she did not want to go home and noted that her boyfriend kicked her out.”

Meanwhile, another eyewitness shared her encounter with the She’s the Man actress on Friday, March 17, which was St. Patrick’s Day – complete with a video uploaded to TikTok.

The TikTok creator called kaitlynhotfox filmed herself walking the streets of Hollywood arm in arm with Bynes, who even said, “What’s up?” and waved to the camera.

The former Nickelodeon star has a long history of mental health issues. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and this isn’t the first time she’s been placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold.

Her first 5150 happened back in July 2013 after she allegedly set an elderly woman’s driveway on fire. In October the following year, she was hospitalized again after making abuse allegations against her father.

Due to her mental health struggles, she was placed under her mother’s conservatorship in 2013, when she was 27 years old.

In March 2022, the conservatorship was officially terminated, and she seemed to be doing well – until her most recent manic episode.