a serious condition that requires treatment from a health care provider. With this condition, feelings of the baby blues (feeling sad, anxious, afraid, or confused after having a baby) do not go away or get worse.
4women.gov/glossary/index.cfm#peripartum
Maybe I just wasn't paying attention at the beginning of her downward spiral, but didn't all this start right after the birth of her second one?
I remember her hubby was on some show when brit announced she was divorcing him, he appeared very surprised. I think that rather then get her the help she really needed then, her family just assumed 1] great opportunity to lose the loser and 2] more money for us!.
It's so easy to just write someone off if they are a celebrity, isn't it?