Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based treatment that addresses ambivalence to change. MI is a conversational approach designed to help people with the following: Ambivalence is a natural ...

Miller, W.R. and Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (Third Edition). Guilford Press, NY. A must-read for anyone interested in ...

Background: Motivational factors in health-relevant modes of behavior are an important matter in medical practice. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique that has been specifically developed to ...

Motivational interviewing (MI) has become a core and almost indispensible skill for practitioners working in the addictions field, since it was first described by Miller (1983) and elaborated on by ...

Motivational interviewing (MI) was developed as an approach to engaging individual clients in conversations about behavior change (Miller & Rollnick, 2023). The application of MI with couples—main or ...

Motivational interviewing helped a teen practice safe sex Sometimes patients just need to hear their own stories out loud to help make better choices. A patient aged 14 years who had had terminated a ...

Lasting outcomes are often elusive in obesity treatment, and for decades, patients have been caught in an endless cycle of losing and regaining pounds. Enter the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ...

Motivational interviewing is a technique occupational health professionals can use to help them understand what may motivate a client to change unhealthy behaviours and, in turn, help them return to ...

Motivational interviewing can help people improve their lifestyles but nurses need to understand its principles to spot opportunities to encourage this Abstract Scott G (2010) Motivational ...

Since the 1970s, professions concerned with moving young people forward have tended to favour behavioural levers such as rewards and consequences. To an extent, and especially in schools, this remains ...