title: Motivational interviewing with cocaine-dependent patients: a pilot study.
abstract: A brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention was evaluated within the context of an outpatient, cocaine-detoxification program. MI was hypothesized to assist patients in completing the detoxification program and to improve outcomes during subsequent treatment. Participants (N = 105) were randomly assigned to MI or to detox-only conditions. Results indicated that although participants completed the detoxification program at equal rates, completers who received MI increased use of behavioral coping strategies and had fewer cocaine-positive urine samples on beginning the primary treatment. MI patients with lower initial motivation were more likely to complete detoxification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 77030, USA. Angela.L.Stotts@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Stotts
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Rhoades
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grabowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011897:Random Allocation