Amanda Bynes May Be Suffering From PTSD

The Amanda Bynes saga continues. Now a source is claiming that her previous diagnosis of being "gravely disabled" may not be entirely true.

A source recently told FOX News (ugh) that the actress is instead suffering from PTSD as a result of severe Hollywood pressure.

A source very close to the 27-year-old former child star tells us her prognosis is not all doom and gloom.

“Amanda has made significant improvements, she is doing better than she was,” an insider told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “There are no drug problems involved, it’s all mental. She has deep anger and PTSD, which tripped a psychotic episode… She is very ill, but manageable. Amanda genuinely wants to get better and has wanted to get better for some time.”

We’re told the PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) stems in part from the pressures of her Hollywood career, in which she shot to Nickelodeon stardom as a child, before declaring that she was “retiring” a few years ago. Bynes also has very deep-seated conflict issues with her parents, with whom we’re told she's not particularly close.

“She is easy to deal with at the moment and agreed to stay,” continued the insider. “While she is doing much better, Amanda needs to be monitored. She is on heavy anti-psychotic drugs and that requires constant medical observation. She wasn’t able to attend the hearing on Friday because at this point in treatment, she should not be moved.”

Bynes has been staying at the Ventura-based psychiatric treatment facility since July 22, where she was taken in on an involuntary hold after starting a campfire in a stranger’s driveway.

According to our source, at this stage, the conservatorship is not likely to become permanent.

“It doesn’t happen often (that it is approved) because it is a really big deal,” California lawyer Anahita Sedaghatfar added. “It is basically taking away a person’s liberties, and (Bynes’s parents) will have to show that she really can’t take care of herself.”