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"Carrie Fisher was briefly hospitalized in Los Angeles in recent days, her spokesperson has confirmed. The Star Wars actress apparently sought medical treatment due to suffering a bipolar episode while onboard a Caribbean cruise ship last week.  Her spokesperson told ET Online: &amp;quot;There was a medical incident related to Carrie Fisher&amp;#039;s bipolar disorder.  &amp;quot;She went to the hospital briefly to adjust her medication and is feeling much better now. Fisher is currently in Los Angeles.&amp;quot; Fisher has spoken openly about her struggles with bipolar disorder in the past, having admitted that she occasionally undergoes electroshock therapy to treat the illness.  &amp;quot;[Electroshock] just puts you to sleep. There&amp;#039;s no convulsions,&amp;quot; Fisher said of her drastic treatment. &amp;quot;It actually really helps; I don&amp;#039;t have to take as much medication. It gets a bad rap. The only way it&amp;#039;s showed in films is as a punishment The star has also been in the news lately for expressing interest in playing Princess Leia once again in director JJ Abrams&amp;#039;s upcoming Star Wars Episode 7. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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