Psychiatry and Psychology

Motivational Interviewing

It is a client-centered, directive method for eliciting intrinsic motivation to change using open-ended questions, reflective listening, and decisional balancing. This nonjudgmental, nonconfrontational interviewing style is designed to minimize a patient's resistance to change by creating an interaction that supports open discussion of risky or problem behavior.

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Abstract

It is a client-centered, directive method for eliciting intrinsic motivation to change using open-ended questions, reflective listening, and decisional balancing. This nonjudgmental, nonconfrontational interviewing style is designed to minimize a patient's resistance to change by creating an interaction that supports open discussion of risky or problem behavior.

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  • Interviewing, Motivational

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2013

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  • Nondirective Therapy (1996-2012)

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  1. F02w.784w.176w.279.500w
  2. F04.408.413w.349.500w
  3. N02.421.461.363w.349.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Motivational Interviewing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062405. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062405
  2. Motivational Interviewing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivational_interviewing
  3. Motivational Interviewing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1759158