With powerful drugs available, and a range of counseling techniques now in place, few therapists use Sigmund Freud's original approach, typically known as intensive psychoanalytic therapy. Today, however, Dr. Freud's ideas may be making a comeback. Researchers have started to report that this approach can be affective against some chronic mental problems such as anxiety and borderline personality disorder. Article [1]
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[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/health/01psych.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin