Meltdown in Play For a Full Year

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Mischa Barton was on a downward spiral for nearly a year before it became so bad this week she agreed to check herself into a hospital psych unit.

Mischa lives in an apartment building in West Hollywood and neighbors say she’s made it impossible to live in peace and quiet. They say she frequently had crying fits on her patio, screaming nonsense at the top of her lungs.