Mischa Barton on the mend

Mischa Barton's career might be beyond repair but at least her health is on the up...

According her former OC stylist, Stacey Kives, the actress had skirted help before she started psychiatric treatment but is now on the mend.

"Mischa has been drinking since she was about 14, and she doesn't drink to have fun anymore - she drinks not to feel anything. But I think this last episode has scared her straight. She finally sounds like she's seeing reality," she told Heat. "She was on the path to self-destruction - it was just a question of when she was going to be ready to do something about it.

Mischa's finally willing to get some help. She was partying so hard before. Whenever a close friend would say, 'Mischa, I'm worried about you,' she would distance herself... It was just a matter of time before she hit rock bottom. Now she wants her friends and family around her. It's a good sign."

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