Britney Spears checks into mental health facility

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Britney Spears has checked into a psychiatric facility after suffering from emotional distress, a source confirms to Variety.

The 37-year-old singer was admitted over a week ago, as first reported by TMZ, and is expected to remain in treatment for a month.

Spears has been troubled over the past year by her father's health crisis. Jamie Spears recently underwent a second surgery to fix a ruptured colon.

In November, the '...Baby, One More Time' pop star put her Las Vegas residency on hold to look after her dad. She wrote on Instagram: "A couple of months ago, my father was hospitalized and almost died. We're all so grateful that he came out of it alive, but he still has a long road ahead of him. I had to make the difficult decision to put my full focus and energy on my family at this time."

She also posted a motivational quote on Instagram today that reads, "Fall in love with taking care of yourself, mind, body, spirit." She captioned the post, "We all need to take time for a little 'me time'."

Spears' mental issues date back to 2007 when the pop star infamously shaved her head and attacked the paparazzi with an umbrella. She later checked into the psych ward at UCLA's Medical Center.