Motivational Interviewing

Abstract

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical technique that has received considerable attention in the addictions arena over the past decade. In the present pilot study, the impact of providing up to five MI sessions during the first two weeks of intensive outpatient treatment (IOP), relative to the treatment as usual was addressed. The participants were 106 IOP patients, and a post-test design was utilized. Results showed that adding MI sessions during the first two weeks of IOP did not increase the number of days in treatment nor was there an increase in treatment completion. It is possible that the MI sessions by themselves were not sufficient to offset factors that were contributing to less than optimal treatment involvement.

Patient attitudes towards change in adapted motivational interviewing for substance abuse: a systematic review

“…Pragmatic deployment of MI in the field and research involves a number of MI-inspired variants such as motivational enhancement therapy, brief motivational therapy, as well as other “motivational interventions” within which an MI component is embedded 8,9. Given the heterogeneity in MI’s application, brief interventions that adhere to the spirit of MI have been referred to as “adapted motivational interviewing” (AMI) 10,11. Though AMI has mainly been applied to alcohol use disorders,12 it has been found helpful in the treatment of other problem behaviors, such as risky drinking in drunk drivers,13 poor lifestyle management in Type 2 diabetes,14 asthma medication nonadherence,15 criminal re-offending,16 smoking,17 and obesity 18…”