title: The unmotivated patient syndrome: survey of therapeutic interventions.
abstract: The authors describe five groups of patients who have been found to respond poorly to psychiatric treatment--people from lower socioeconomic groups, juvenile delinquents, drug-addicted individuals, alcoholics and military psychiatric patients. Although these groups of patients represent different etiologies and symptom-specific pathologies, many of their members have in common a lack of motivation for change. The authors discuss the reasons for this lack of motivation, suggesting that focusing on this factor would promote a better understanding of the unmotivated patient syndrome and lead to the development of more effective psychotherapeutic efforts.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008890:Military Psychiatry; D009042:Motivation; D009294:Narcotics; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012923:Social Class; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics