One of the several methods whereby patients in Finland may receive subsidised psychotherapy is as a component of rehabilitation, in order to improve a person's working and functional capacity. The Finnish Social Insurance Institution has carefully documented and monitored the effects of this intervention on patients. It is well known that it is difficult to measure the success of psychotherapy, but it appears that the results of psychotherapy (mainly psychoanalytic) are good, both according to the patients’ own assessment and as indicated by the changes in the their functional capacities. More than 80 per cent benefited and about one third became free of symptoms of functional deficiency. The neurotic group appeared to have derived the greatest benefit from therapy.