At just 13-years-old, a teenage Drew Barrymore spent a year and a half at Van Nuys Psychiatric for what she described as “out of control” behavior in a new interview on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show.
Drew, who explained her actions as “channeling my inner-riot girl,” was institutionalized by her own mother, Jaid Barrymore — which strained their relationship into her adult life. “My mom put me in a place that was like a full psychiatric ward,” the actress turned host, 46, told Howard Stern in a virtual interview, while promoting her new talk show on February 22. “I used to laugh at those like Malibu 30 day places, they talk about things that pissed me off.
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