McCartney admits seeing a psychiatrist over breakup

Paul McCartney said he's seen a psychiatrist for help since the breakup of his marriage in May.

McCartney, 64, and Heather Mills McCartney, 38, announced their separation in May after four years of marriage and began divorce proceedings in July. They have a 3-year-old daughter, Beatrice.

Mills McCartney has threatened to sue at least three British newspapers that published disparaging claims about her husband, alleged to have been contained in divorce court papers drawn up on her behalf.

In an interview with Britain's Radio Times magazine, the former Beatle said he had sought solace in writing music but had been helped by professional psychiatric counseling.