Mechanisms of change in motivational interviewing: a review and preliminary evaluation of the evidence
Overview
This review evaluates evidence for within-session mechanisms of change in motivational interviewing for substance use disorders, analyzing 19 studies that met inclusion criteria. The authors assess therapist behaviors such as MI-spirit and inconsistent actions alongside client factors like change talk and discrepancy. Findings indicate consistent links between client change talk or experience of discrepancy with better outcomes, and therapist inconsistent behavior with worse outcomes.
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- Author
- Timothy R. Apodaca (John Brown University), Richard Longabaugh (Brown University)
- Published
- 2009-04-07
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- green
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- 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02527.x
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- 494
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@article{allodium:ada1b9a867e043be,
title = {Mechanisms of change in motivational interviewing: a review and preliminary evaluation of the evidence},
author = {Timothy R. Apodaca and Richard Longabaugh},
year = {2009},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02527.x},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02527.x}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Mechanisms of change in motivational interviewing: a review and preliminary evaluation of the evidence AU - Apodaca, Timothy R. AU - Longabaugh, Richard PY - 2009 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02527.x UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02527.x ER -
APA
Apodaca, T. R., & Longabaugh, R. (2009). Mechanisms of change in motivational interviewing: a review and preliminary evaluation of the evidence. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02527.x
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