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Psychotherapy shows more promise for psychiatric woes (AFP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081001/hl_afp/ushealthmedicinepsychiatry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081001/capt.cps.ntl36.011008172732.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=fnrjCWGXzkDCuoynABYm2Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A psychiatric patient takes a smoke break at a post-cure facility that helps patients readapt and regain independence in Paris in 2007. Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy seems more effective in treating complex psychiatric problems than short-term treatments focused more on medications, a meta-analysis has found.(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy seems more effective in treating complex psychiatric problems than short-term treatments focused more on medications, a meta-analysis has found.</p><br clear="all"/>