Editorial: Neurobiological Models of Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy, on the other hand, offers years of clinical experience and a rich understanding of human behavior, but still lacks empirical assessments and methodologies. [...]integrating knowledge and methods of neuroscience and psychotherapy will exponentially advance the formulation of new hypotheses, and therefore the comprehension and treatments of mental states and diseases. [...]Solms (University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa), discusses the neurobiological underpinning of the psychoanalytic theory, particularly focusing on the claims concerning innate emotional needs, learning from experience, and unconscious mental processing. [...]pointing at the robust overlaps of the phenomenology, neurobiology, and therapies of anxiety and trauma related disorders, Javanbakht (Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA) proposes potential overlapping neurobiology of seemingly different therapies of these disorders including psychoanalysis, cognitive, and behavioral therapies.