Motivational Interviewing for Alcoholism
The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 4, Number 6, June 2006
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv4n6/
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information
Topics: Psychotherapy | Substance Abuse
Motivational interviewing (MI) has taken the world of addiction therapy by storm. The essence of MI is that the therapist maintains an empathic, supportive stance with patients while gently prodding them to focus on discrepancies between how they would like their life to be and how it actually is.
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Daniel Carlat, MD
Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, The Carlat Report.
Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.