[Importance of neurobiology for modular psychotherapy]

In the context of continuing education in psychiatry and psychotherapy, modular psychotherapy is of special importance. In modular psychotherapy, general interventions, e.g. for regulation of emotions, have an important function. In this review examples are given to describe the importance of neurobiology for the understanding and the improvement of these mechanisms. In addition, the use of neurobiological investigations within classical psychotherapy trials in the fields of borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder will be depicted.