Mental-health, drug experts see lessons for others in Sheen spectacle

By Douglas Brown
NY Times

Celebrity meltdowns run the gamut — from Mel Gibson's volcanic rants to Britney Spears' head-shaving — but they also tend to follow a familiar path.

After the spectacle, the celebrity heads to rehab and emerges months later, sometimes for a contrite television interview.

Charlie Sheen has forged his own path. The star of the hit CBS-TV comedy "Two and a Half Men"