title: Enhancing readiness-to-change substance abuse in persons with schizophrenia. A four-session motivation-based intervention.
abstract: This article describes a four-session intervention designed for persons with co-occurring substance abuse and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, to be administered as an add-on module to supplement ongoing mental health treatment in an outpatient setting. The intervention targets those dually diagnosed individuals with low readiness-to-change as indicated by current use, and/or low level of engagement in treatment for substance abuse. The intervention is designed to increase problem recognition, to enhance motivation to change maladaptive patterns of substance use, and to facilitate engagement in substance abuse treatment. To achieve these goals, the authors have adopted constructs from the Transtheoretical Model of Change, the authors used principles of motivational and harm reduction interventions, and tailored them to the target population.
authors: Department of Psychology and Center for Health and Behavior, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-2340, USA.
authors: K B
authors: KB
authors: Carey
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Purnine
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Maisto
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Carey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D009042:Motivation; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*