The 41-year-old actress was admitted last Wednesday to the Silver Hill psychiatric hospital, where they reportedly shared a ward with alcoholics & drug addicts.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has been treated for manic depression over the stress of her husband Michael Douglas�s battle against cancer.
Treatment: Catherine Zeta-Jones, pictured here along with her husband Michael Douglas in New York on March 14, was this month treated for bipolar II disorder in a mental health facility
They stayed for days, joining ten to 15 others in the £770-a-day detox centre at the hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Treatment: Catherine Zeta-Jones, pictured here along with her husband Michael Douglas in New York on March 14, was this month treated for bipolar II disorder in a mental health facility
Her publicist confirmed that they had received mental health treatment to help her cope along with her traumatic personal life.
�After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar II disorder,� they said.
�She�s feeling great & looking forward to beginning work this week on upcoming films.�
Facility: The actress spent days at the Silver Hill Hospital near New Canaan, Connecticut
Facility: The actress spent days at the Silver Hill Hospital near New Canaan, Connecticut
Douglas, with whom they has young children, last year battled stage throat cancer, enduring both chemotherapy & radiation.
The 66-year-old, who was today seen shopping for food in New York, announced in January that doctors had declared him free of cancer following four months of gruelling treatment.
Difficult time: Douglas picked up supplies in New York City today
WHAT IS BIPOLAR II?
The actor accompanied his �emotionally distraught� spouse as they checked in to the hospital under the name Terrie Kirny, the National Enquirer journal claimed.
Difficult time: Douglas picked up supplies in New York City today
A traumatic event can sometimes cause signs of the mood-altering disease.
Specialists say patients experience both elevated moods - which may lead to bouts of increased activity - as well as episodes of depression.
than descending in to deep depressions, patients can be outgoing, functional & often more productive than normal, reason why it often goes undiagnosed.
Unlike bipolar I, the 'up' moods do not reach full-on levels of mania.
People in a hypomanic state also often have a decreased need for sleep. They are also said to be at a higher risk of committing suicide.
Celebrities who have reportedly battled various forms of bipolar disorder have included Britney Spears, Stephen Fry & Charlie Sheen.
It is treatable with medication.
Dr Michael Roizen, America�s first Chief Wellness Officer, claims genetics may even be a factor.
�If or more of your parents has the mood disorder, you are more likely to create bipolar disorder.
�Other contributing factors include stress, disease, death, or a job loss. Also, researchers think that bipolar disorder may be caused in part by an imbalance in all or any of the brain chemicals norepinephrine, serotonin, & dopamine.�
A witness at the hospital told the journal that the Welsh-born actress, who was made a CBE in February, appeared �happy� in the work of her stay.
�Sometimes a traumatic event that causes lots of stress may cause bipolar II disorder to create. Other feasible causes include an abnormal amount of hormones & drug use,� added a spokeswoman for the US Honour Society of Nursing.
Miss Zeta-Jones often appeared to be on edge in public in the work of Douglas�s treatment for throat cancer.
They apparently joined fellow guests for meals, jogs around the grounds & even poker sessions before bed.
In February, they flew in to a anger at a photographer in London, claiming they hit her as they & Douglas returned to their hotel after dinner.
They was close to tears at New York�s John F Kennedy airport after they reportedly cut short a visit to the United Kingdom when her husband�s conditioned worsened.
The Enquirer also quoted an observer who said they had �really put the red wine away� in the work of recent visits with Douglas to a Manhattan restaurant.
Miss Zeta-Jones claimed in 2004 that a stalker�s threats against her left her so shaken that they feared they would have a nervous breakdown.
Claiming that the actress had suffered �more sleepless nights than you could possibly know� worrying about her husband, the source added: �Catherine had lots of trouble coping. They was chain-smoking & drinking.
The Enquirer quotes a relatives source as saying: �It�s been the most difficult year of her life. She�s been through hell! The pressure has been unbearable.�
�It was tearing Catherine apart to see such a vital man as Michael in such a weakened state. I think they was crumbling.�
Miss Zeta-Jones said as much in an interview last September in which they spoke of the pain of watching her husband dealing with cancer & her �fury� that doctors did not spot it earlier.
Her camp pressed a judge to reconsider his view that the case belongs in Michigan. The couple divorced there in 2000 after 23 years together.
The couple�s stress levels won't have been helped by moves this week by Douglas�s first spouse, Diandra, to revive her court battle for a share of his Wall Street: Funds Seldom Sleeps earnings.
His lawyer said her client's ex 'should be ashamed of herself' for seeking more when they had already received over $51 million in their divorce settlement.
Douglas' adult son Cameron, from his marriage to Diandra, was sentenced to jail last year on drug charges.
The actress' upcoming film projects include Playing the Field, a comedy starring Gerard Butler, Dennis Quaid Jessica Biel, & Dali, a biopic with Antonio Banderas.
Zeta-Jones & Douglas are parents to son Dylan, ten, & daughter Carys, who turns five on April twenty.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
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