Spears is said to have left hospital

Television’s “Dr. Phil” McGraw said Britney Spears was released from a hospital Saturday but still needs psychological help, the syndicated programs “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider” reported in a news release.

The troubled pop star was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by paramedics Thursday night after police were called to her home because of a dispute involving the two sons she had with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

McGraw told the programs that Spears “was released moments before my arrival and was packing when I entered the room. We visited for about an hour before I walked with her to her car.”

Responding to an e-mail request for further comment from McGraw, a “Dr. Phil” publicist referred the Associated Press to his statement posted on the etonline.com website.

Medical center officials have had no comment on Spears, and authorities have given no full explanation of why she was hospitalized.

The incident at Spears’ home lasted several hours. A Los Angeles police spokeswoman said Friday that officers at the scene determined that paramedics “needed to be called,” but it was unclear why.

A message seeking comment from Spears’ attorneys at the law firm Trope and Trope was not immediately returned Saturday.

At an emergency hearing Friday, a court commissioner suspended Spears’ right to visit sons Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, and gave sole physical and legal custody to Federline.