Cochrane conducts a meta-analysis of motivational interviewing (MI) and concludes that it's no more effective than other treatments. More than 76 million people worldwide have alcohol problems, and another 15 million have drug problems. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a psychological treatment that aims to help people cut down or stop using drugs and alcohol. The … Continue reading Motivational Interviewing works, but no better than other treatments
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Behavior Change
Behavior change and motivation to change are interesting to me. I have spent a lot of time thinking about how to maximize the likelihood that someone "gets it" (hope) while they are in treatment or detox and starts to take action. When all of the stars line up it is a beautiful and rewarding thing to witness … Continue reading Behavior Change
The go-to way
From an interview with the author of a book on how peer pressure has the potential to transform the world in positive ways [emphasis mine]: Why is there so much fear around connectedness? Some of the people in that group were afraid that other people would become busybodies and that they'd almost get too close … Continue reading The go-to way
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