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ArticleCognitive and behavioral practice2016

Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Brief Behavioral Activation Therapy: Theoretical and Practical Considerations.

Iván C Balán, C W Lejuez, Marcela Hoffer, Carlos Blanco

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Article in Cognitive and behavioral practice, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Iván C BalánAnxiety Disorders Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 69, New York, NY 10032, USA.
C W LejuezDepartment of Psychology, Center for Addictions, Personality, and Emotion Research (CAPER), University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-5141, USA.
Marcela HofferAnxiety Disorders Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 69, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Carlos BlancoAnxiety Disorders Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 69, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Columbia University · USNew York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute · USUniversity of Maryland, College Park · US

Funding

Improving the Effectiveness of Treatment for Depression in HispanicsR01MH076051 · NIMH · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI BLANCO, CARLOS · 2008 to 2012
$2.8M
2/2 Gambling Addiction: Treatment Mediators and ModeratorsR01MH082773 · NIMH · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI BLANCO, CARLOS · 2009 to 2012
$1.6M
Substance Use Comorbidity Care: Evidence-Based Stepped Strategies for DepressionR01DA023973 · NIDA · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI BLANCO, CARLOS · 2009 to 2010
$1.1M
Bridging Efficacy and Effectiveness in Drug Abuse TreatmentK02DA023200 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BLANCO, CARLOS · 2008 to 2012
$618k
NIDA NIH HHS K02 DA023200NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA023973NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH076051NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH082773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Behavioral Activation and specifically the Brief Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depression (BATD) has a strong record of empirical support but its focus on practical out of session activation-based assignments can lead to poor levels of adherence if efforts to enhance motivation are not prioritized. Towards this end, this manuscript describes the assimilative integration of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and BATD to improve clinical outcomes by integrating MI's focus on building and maintaining motivation to change into BATD. The manuscript provides an overview of MI and BATD, theoretical issue raised in integrating the two approaches, and examples of how this integration results in a nondirective and motivation-focused approach to conducting BATD.

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Behavioral ActivationhomeworkMotivational Interviewingretention

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PMID29151779
PMCPMC5690572
OpenAlexW1122411481

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