Neural predictors of psychotherapy response in borderline personality disorder: a mini review of neuroimaging studies

Irene Messina
Although psychotherapy is the first-line treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD), a substantial set of patients shows limited improvement, underscoring the need for reliable predictors to guide personalized interventions. Neurobiological markers have emerged as promising candidates, yet a comprehensive synthesis of neural predictors is lacking. This mini-review examined six structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies investigating pre-treatment brain features a