--- description: Rehab facility attributes Brown's history of aggression to the two disorders title: Chris Brown Diagnosed With PTSD And Bipolar Disorder image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Chris Brown Diagnosed With PTSD And Bipolar Disorder by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2014 5:24 PM CUT by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2014 5:24 PM CUT Chris Brown’s history of aggression is [due](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-brown-has-ptsd-bipolar-684780 "undefined") to the singer’s post traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder, a rehab facility has confirmed. “Mr. Brown became aggressive and acted out physically due to his untreated mental health disorder, severe sleep deprivation, inappropriate self-medicating and untreated PTSD,” says a letter from the facility, according to The Hollywood _Reporter_. Brown has faced a litany of legal troubles in recent years beginning with his 2009 assault conviction against his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. He’s also faced legal action for throwing a brick through his mother’s car’s window, allegedly partaking in a brawl with Drake at a New York nightclub and allegedly assaulting a man in Washington, D.C. “Mr. Brown will also require close supervision by his treating physician in order to ensure his bipolar mental health condition remains stable,” says facility’s letter. \[[THR](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-brown-has-ptsd-bipolar-684780 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/11775/chris-brown-ptsd-bipolar-violence-rihanna/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/11775/chris-brown-ptsd-bipolar-violence-rihanna/"},"headline":"Chris Brown Diagnosed With PTSD And Bipolar Disorder","datePublished":"2014-03-02T17:24:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:33:04.356Z","description":"Rehab facility attributes Brown's history of aggression to the two disorders","url":"https://time.com/11775/chris-brown-ptsd-bipolar-violence-rihanna/","keywords":["celebrities","violence","Chris Brown","Rihanna"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/11775/chris-brown-ptsd-bipolar-violence-rihanna/","name":"Chris Brown Diagnosed With PTSD And Bipolar Disorder"}}]}] ```