London, July 29 - Actress Mischa Barton has been released from hospital and is expected to resume work soon.

Earlier this month, Barton was taken into custody under involuntary psychiatric hold in the US after cops were called by her concerned friends. And the doctors have released the star from LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, reported thesun.co.uk

'I can confirm that she's left the hospital with the intention to resume production,' said her spokesperson Craig Schneider.