title: Motivating change in health behavior. Implications for health promotion and disease prevention.
abstract: Motivational approaches that build on the concepts of risk and harm reduction are new developments in the application of behavioral sciences to health promotion and disease prevention. This article develops a generic approach for helping practitioners motivate patients to change unhealthy behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester, New York 14620, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Botelho
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009042:Motivation; D017008:Negotiating; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory