Trial reportPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2017
Dismantling motivational interviewing: Effects on initiation of behavior change among problem drinkers seeking treatment.
Trial report in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05909670 (FASTT Telehealth Behavioral Support Service for Caregivers of Children With Developmental Delay or Disability), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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FASTT Telehealth Behavioral Support Service for Caregivers of Children With Developmental Delay or Disability
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Motivational interviewing for substance use reduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- The search for mechanisms of cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol or other drug use disorders: A systematic review.Behaviour research and therapy · 2020Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Participant Satisfaction with Computer-Delivered Intervention Components and Its Relation to Alcohol Outcomes.Substance use & misuse · 2020Trial
- Testing the efficacy of motivational strategies, empathic reflections, and lifelike features in a computerized intervention for alcohol use: A factorial trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2019Trial
- Motivational interviewing technical process and moderated relational process with underage young adult heavy drinkers.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2019Trial
- The relationship between in-session commitment language and daily self-reported commitment to reduce or abstain from drinking.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Trial
- Day-Level Mediators of Change in Brief Motivational Intervention for Alcohol Use and Liver Health.Research square · 2026Article
- Evaluating the impact of motivational interviewing on engagement and outcomes in a web-based self-help intervention for gambling disorder: A randomised controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2024Article
- Addictions treatment mechanisms of change science and implementation science: A critical review.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Review
- Age as a moderator of motivational interviewing and nondirective client-centered psychotherapy for alcohol use disorder: An exploratory study.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Data driven mixed effects modeling of the dual process framework of addiction among individuals with alcohol use disorder.PloS one · 2023Article
- A new statistical model for longitudinal ecological momentary assessment data on dual use of electronic and combustible cigarettes.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2022Article
- Motivational interviewing: Key ingredients associated with taking a step toward employment.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2021Article
- Context and craving among individuals with alcohol use disorder attempting to moderate their drinking.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2020Article
- Mechanisms of behavior change in motivational interviewing: do we understand how MI works?Current opinion in psychology · 2019Review
- Exploration of treatment matching of problem drinker characteristics to motivational interviewing and non-directive client-centered psychotherapy.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Article
- Development and differentiability of three brief interventions for risky alcohol use that include varying doses of motivational interviewing.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2018Article
- "I Felt I Was Reaching a Point with My Health": Understanding Reasons for Engagement and Acceptability of Treatment Services for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an efficacious treatment for alcohol use disorders. MI is thought to enhance motivation via a combination of 2 therapeutic strategies or active ingredients: 1 relational and 1 directional. The primary aim of this study was to examine MI's hypothesized active ingredients using a dismantling design. Problem drinkers (N = 139) seeking treatment were randomized to 1 of 3 conditions: MI, relational MI without the directional elements labeled spirit-only MI (SOMI), or a nontherapy control condition and followed for 8 weeks. Those assigned to MI or SOMI received 4 sessions of treatment over 8 weeks. All participants significantly reduced their drinking by Week 8, but reductions were equivalent across conditions. The hypothesis that baseline motivation would significantly moderate condition effects on outcome was generally not supported. Failure to find support for MI's hypothesized active ingredients is discussed in the context of the strengths and limitations of the study design. (PsycINFO Database Record
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