Mischa Barton is back on the streets after being released from the psych ward at Cedars-Sinai in LA.

The actress was under involuntary psychiatric hold after cops were called to her house last week. Sources say that Mischa had "freaked out" and called the police herself, who then took her to the hospital.

Friends of the actress have come forward to reveal that their pal has been dealing with "personal issues" (a.k.a. drugs and alcohol) for some time now, but her rep says that Mischa is on the road to recovery. 

Craig Schneider told E! News that Mischa is "improving" and "doing well" and will be returning to the set of her new show, The Beautiful Life, when it resumes filming.

We wish her the best.