Troubled former AFL star Ben Cousins has reportedly been taken to a mental health hospital in Perth.
The West Australian newspaper says it is understood he was admitted to the psychiatric unit for his own safety.
The paper says Cousins was taken yesterday by ambulance to the Joondalup Health Campus mental health unit after a prolonged psychosis related to his battle with drug addiction.
Doctors treating Cousins reportedly committed the 33-year-old after he showed no sign of improvement following more than four days in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Cousins has been in hospital since Monday after he fell and hit his head at a drug rehabilitation clinic.
Cousins was one of the most decorated West Coast Eagles players, winning the 2005 Brownlow Medal and playing in their 2006 premiership side before the club sacked him in late 2007 because of his drug addiction.
He was suspended for 12 months by the AFL for bringing the game into disrepute before ending his playing career with the Richmond Tigers in 2010.
He welcomed his first child, Bobby Ernest Cousins, with partner Maylea Tinecheff in September.
AAP
Tags: australian-football-league, sport, mental-health, health, perth-6000, wa First posted January 14, 2012 12:31:07