Britney Spears will be still kept in hospital in the following two weeks as doctors were concerned about the troubled singer's mental state, according to media's report Monday.

Spears was taken from her home to the hospital on Thursday on the recommendation of her psychiatrist and the next day her father was handed legal guardianship of her and control of her estate.

US singer Britney Spears watches the NBA game between the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles Dec. 17, 2006. (file photo: Xinhua/Reuters)

She was first placed in the psychiatric unit of the UCLA Medical Center and placed on a 72-hour order used for people deemed a danger to themselves or others. It was her second hospital admission in less than a month.

"It is a terrible situation," according to a source close to the singer's family saying about her move to hospital. "Britney is in a padded room. Her family is so worried about her."

Hospital spokespeople was not immediately available to confirm the reported extension.

(Agencies via Xinhua February 4, 2008)