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Thursday, August 21, 2008

STARTING WITH A MOTIVATIONAL SESSION MAKES THE MOST OF TREATMENT

At a US outpatient alcohol service an initial motivational interview was more effective than 'role induction' (informing the patient about the treatment) at encouraging new clients to stay longer and to gain more from the treatment which followed.

Choose INITIAL MOTIVATIONAL SESSION... from the issue 9 listing or go direct to:

http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=nug_9_7.pdf
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