Heather Locklear 'is back in rehab' six months after being hospitalized on a psychiatric hold
- According to Access, Locklear, 57, has been in the rehab facility for two weeks
- Last November, she was placed on a 5150 hold amid fears of a mental breakdown
- She was arrested in February 2018 for domestic violence and battery on a police officer
- In June, she was arrested again for allegedly verbally and physically abusing an EMT
- Locklear has been receiving outpatient care for substance abuse and mental health issue while living at her California home with her parents as caretakers
- The actress is most famous for her roles on TV shows Dynasty and Melrose Place
She was hospitalized for mental health issues last November.
And now Heather Locklear is back in rehab seeking treatment, Access reported Wednesday.
The news comes six months after she was placed on a psychiatric hold amid fears for her well being.
She was hospitalized for mental health issues last November. And now Heather Locklear is back in rehab seeking treatment, UsWeekly reported Wednesday. She's pictured in 2016
According to Access' source, Locklear has been in the rehab facility for two weeks.
The source claimed that she 'continues to drink and abuse the people around her', adding: 'She doesn’t seem to be making any kind of progress.'
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It's been a rough couple of years for Locklear who has been dealing with substance abuse issues and run-ins with the law.
In February 2018 she was arrested for domestic violence and for battery against a police officer who attended the incident at her mansion in Thousand Oaks, California.
In June, she was arrested again for allegedly verbally and physically abusing an ambulance EMT who responded to her home following a call for help.
Then in November, she was placed on a 5150 hold after her therapist determined that she was experiencing a mental breakdown.
Locklear was arrested in February 2018 for battery against a police officer and again in June for allegedly verbally and physically abusing an ambulance EMT. Pictured is her June mugshot
The actress had been receiving outpatient care since she left rehab just before Christmas and was living at her home, pictured, with her parents as caretakers
According to RadarOnline, Locklear's return to rehab was sparked by a nasty fight with her on/off boyfriend Chris Heisser in late April.
'Heather and Chris got into a screaming match, and after they finally cooled down she realized she’d lost control again and decided she needed to head back to rehab!' an insider told the website.
The actress and Heisser had been high school sweethearts and they reconnected in 2017.
'This is always the way it goes with Heather,' Radar's source claimed. 'She goes off the deep end and gets into it with Chris or whoever else is around, and then she realizes she needs to get help! We’re all praying that this time it will work.'
According to RadarOnline, Locklear's return to rehab was sparked by a nasty fight with her on/off boyfriend Chris Heisser in late April. The two are pictured in a 2018 Instagram snap
Locklear was previously married to rocker Richie Sambora with whom she shares daughter Ava, 21. They're pictured together in a post she shared to Instagram in November 2017
Locklear was previously married to rocker Richie Sambora with whom she shares daughter Ava, 21.
She first found fame as Sammy Jo Carrington on the 1980s hit primetime soap Dynasty and also starred opposite William Shatner on the 1980s TV series T.J. Hooker.
In 1993 she was cast as Amanda on Melrose Place that ran for seven seasons, ending in 1999.
The show was revived by The CW in 2009 but the reboot was canceled after one season.
She first found fame as Sammy Jo Carrington on the 1980s hit primetime soap Dynasty, left. In 1993 she was cast as Amanda on Melrose Place that ran for seven seasons, right
