Amanda Bynes 'placed on an extended 30-day psychiatric hold' at doctors' request

Amanda Bynes's psychiatric hold has been extended for 30 days at the request of her doctors, according to new reports.

Doctors at the psychiatric hospital treating Amanda decided the 27-year-old actress was 'not well enough' to leave the facility to attend Friday's court hearing where her parents Rick and Lynn are trying to win a temporary conservatorship over her affairs.

Sources told TMZ that doctors went to a judge who instead then 'travelled to the hospital to conduct an emergency hearing.'

The judge granted the doctor's request and Amanda's 5150 psychiatric hold was extended for another 30 days.

According to the law, doctors can only get such an order if the patient is 'gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder.'

The former child star has been staying at the Hillmont Psychiatric Center in Ventura County, California for the past 17 days after allegedly starting a fire in a stranger's driveway.

TMZ claims that Amanda's parents will still pursue the temporary conservatorship which would allow them to control her finances.

A lawyer for Mr and Mrs Bynes was spotted arriving at the

A source recently told the New York Daily News: 'She's not improving yet. She's still delusional.

'These meds take longer than a week to work, and she's only been given them for about a week.

'She's not physically combative, but the doctors weren't forcing her to take her meds in the beginning.'

In court: Tamar Arminak, attorney for Amanda Bynes's parents, arrives for a hearing at the Ventura Superior Court in Oxnard on Friday

Long stay: Amanda's parents are hoping their daughter will be kept at the Hillmont Psychiatric Centre

Amanda was expected to be escorted to the courthouse on Friday by hospital staff for the crucial hearing to determine whether she will walk free from psychiatric care.

But Tamar Arminak, attorney for Amanda Bynes's parents, was spotted arriving for a hearing at the Ventura Superior Court in Oxnard.

Her parents have previously indicated through their attorney they only want what is best for their daughter, and have been working with her doctors to determine the best path forward.

Concerned: Amanda Bynes' parents Rick and Lynn visit her at the psychiatric centre where she is receiving treatment on Thursday