Mischa Barton: 'Psychiatric hold was a positive thing'

Mischa Barton has admitted that being sectioned under the Mental Health Act this year was a 'good' thing.

Talking to Heat magazine she said: 'I was shocked it went that far,' she said, 'but I think it was necessary for me to take that time out. I'm so much more settled and calm now. Ultimately, it was a positive thing.'

She also claims that her period in psychiatric care was triggered by a troublesome wisdom tooth. 'I went to the hospital because of pain with my wisdom teeth and I ended up getting "put in", but that's because I was so overwhelmingly stressed out and upset.

'I think it was my teeth and the stress of having a new job and travelling. I was miserable. Actresses aren't given any time to recover after stuff like that - you're expected to bounce back from surgery and work right away again. You're not given the time to be human.'

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