Celebrity Justice
Brit Wants What Judge Has Already Ordered

TMZ has learned Commissioner Scott Gordon has repeatedly ordered Britney Spears to undergo a psychological evaluation but she has refused to comply.

We're told the Commish has issued multiple orders -- known as a 730 evaluation. Now, as we just reported, Brit's family and professionals have devised a plan to get her mental health help in a "creative way." But given his previous orders, the Commish may not be receptive, and almost certainly K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, will object.

Evaluating bipolar disorder is a long process. If it's done pursuant to a 730 evaluation, the results are submitted to the court. If the Commish were to accept the alternative form of treatment, a doctor-patient privilege could prevent certain information from making its way to the court (unless the privilege is waived).

Here's the likely scenario based on what we're hearing: K-Fed (and probably the court) will not want Brit to bypass the 730 evaluation process. That could make it unlikely for Brit's lawyers to win a bid to regain visitation in a therapeutic setting.

We'll be live streaming video at the courthouse tomorrow morning. Stay tuned.

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1. After reading many of the comments posted here, it seems quite obvious that many of you believe you are not only qualified as a psychologist and psychiatrist, but you are so qualified that you can diagnose her mental state without talking to her or even meeting her in person, but simply through what's written about her in the tabloids (which we all know is completely honest, right?).

What I wonder is if you all know the reasons why Britney is behaving in the manner she is, then why bother with a psych exam? You have all done it for the doctors!

Until you walk in her shoes, you have no idea what she's going through. Until you are formally educated and have completed a formal psychological and psychiatric examination of her, then all your talk of somehow "knowing" what she's doing and why — based on the extremely unreliable tabloids (those paps you are all so fond of) — is nothing but a display of YOUR psychological issues.

Have you no compassion for a human being who's clearly in trouble?

While I do not condone her *reported* behavior, at the same time, I cannot possibly pretend to know what's going through her mind. I can't know if she's faking it or if she's bipolar or has multiple personality disorder. Or for that matter, I can't know if she has narcissistic personality disorder, for example, but if she does, could have it been created by her early stardom? Could she have borderline personality disorder. Or maybe paranoid personality disorder? She'd probably have good reason for that one. I wonder if she has schizotypal personality disorder, and if so, has it manifested itself to schizophrenia? Do you all know when and how schizophrenia first appears? It's symptoms? And if she does have schizophrenia, is she having problems with delusions? It wouldn't surprise me if she has histrionic personality disorder, and the sexual issues would fit that one, but then I can't say if she truly meets the criteria to be diagnosed with that or not. What is the criteria? Do you all know? And what about avoidant personality disorder or dependent personality disorder (now why would she be dependent?) or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder or cyclothymic personality disorder? I think it's probably safe to say there's a high probability she's dealing with some kind of depressive disorder, be it major depression, postpartum depression or perhaps dysthymia?

For that matter, does anyone even know positively if her disorders are behavioral or organic? Do they fit into cluster a, b or c?

Or what combinations of these disorders, which for the most part don't even skim the surface regarding psychiatric illnesses, could she be dealing with?

And then, what coping skills are we seeing her use? Is she splitting? Projecting? Acting out (it seems)? Or are we seeing her being aggressive towards her own self? Fantasizing and/or Hypochondriasis?

And this doesn't even come close to the various mental illness problems any person could be suffering from which would explain a person's bizarre behavior.

Since so many of you believe you are qualified to diagnose Britney from your favorite TV or computer, why not at the very least NAME the actual mental illness from which she is suffering and NAME the coping skills she is using? You could start by looking here:

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07.html

That's the Mental Health Disorders section of the Merck online medical manual. It's not anywhere near as comprehensive as the actual DMV-IV, but it's a whole lot better than talking out your ass, condemning a woman who's clearly in need of help, pretending you know what's wrong with her, her motivations behind her actions, and her mental health diagnosis — as well as — being judge, jury and executioner. Who the hell are you people to say such horrendous things about ANY human being?

Makes me wonder about the mental health of some of you. Anyone with Anti-Social Personality Disorder in the crowd? Wouldn't surprise me.

I'm not a fan of Britney, but I am a compassionate human being that does not take pleasure in kicking a person when they're down. If agreeing to this "creative" request will resolve the problem of getting Britney to the help she needs so her children can grow up with a healthy mother, then why not. The point isn't to teach Britney a lesson. The point is to give those children the best life they can have, and if it is at all possible to give them a mother that is mentally healthy, then it is in THE CHILDREN'S BEST INTEREST that it be done. "Creatively" or otherwise.

Posted at 11:40PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Complexity

2. Maybe NOW Brit can get the help she so desperately needs- and maybe that jerk No-'Nads will go leech off someone else.

Posted at 12:37PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Yucko

3. Oh please! She's JUST now ready to 'comply'????

If this were the 'average Joe' our kids were be long gone.

I'll never feel sorry for her again!!

Posted at 12:37PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Dawn Day

4. Let her crash I say! She's cooked!

Posted at 12:37PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Too little too late

5. i agree with #1.

Posted at 12:39PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by hi

6. Britney is one hard-headed, stubborn woman. Because of that is why she lost custody of her kids. If she truly loves them, she will DO EVERYTHING IN HER POWER and DO WHAT IT TAKES to get them back. I'm not seeing that yet.

Posted at 12:41PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by stubborn

7. Would this site even be up and running if it wasnt for Britney Spears?

Posted at 12:40PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by cee

8. Coookooo!

Posted at 11:06AM on Mar 4th 2008 by Chonky

9. "BRIT" wants-more drama,paparazzi,starbucks runs, avoid kids, idiot acting,and probably drugs 'n' alcohol !!

Posted at 12:42PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by sh#* happens

10. Soooooo much time, energy and TAXPAYER DOLLARS have been spent trying to get this twit to comply with Court Orders. I'm so disheartened by this entire escapade... if this were the Average Citizen... nah, never mind, this wouldn't be happening to an Average Citizen... they'd be locked-up by this point. Sooooo many tax dollars, so many idiots caving-in to this Southern-Fried Phony.

Posted at 12:43PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Kate

11. Her family needs to seriously step in and take some DRASTIC measures before all the leeches around her suck all the life out of her. Just like Anna Nicole.

Posted at 12:45PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by ChitownMa

12. Whatever. She didn't listen to what the court monitored parenting coach had to say so why would she listen just because she is in a "therapeutic" environment? The only way to wake her the hell up is to keep the kids from her permanently! After not seeing her children for months she might change her mind.

Posted at 4:03PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Whatev

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Posted at 12:45PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Glitter516

14. I just LOVE seeing this bitch getting slapped around by a Nice Dose of Reality! And you foolish Brit sycophants who thought she was normal can go choke on it! Poor lil' Britch thought she was above the laws of her common minions and now it's kicking her in the teeth! I LOVE IT!!! I've had so much of her stupid, arrogant antics that her suffering is like ice cream to me now! Wonderful!

Posted at 12:46PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Too little too late

15. This stupid bitch should not be around those children alone, EVER! It seems like the courts are going out of their way to accommodate her & her whims ( she'll show up when SHE"S ready, etc.) Give K-Fed custody & child support PERIOD! I'm sick of hearing about this dumb ass fool and her exploits!

Posted at 12:47PM on Jan 22nd 2008 by Roni

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