Single-session motivational interviewing for drug detoxification inpatients: effects on self-efficacy, stages of change and substance use.
Thirty-five inpatients at a Stockholm hospital drug user detoxification unit received single-session Motivational Interviewing (MI) between 2006 and 2008. At baseline and after 3 months, they were compared to a semi-randomized control group of 52 patients with treatment as usual. In the MI group, self-efficacy increased regarding abstention in connection with positive feelings, appreciation of positive drug effects increased, and participants tended to transition toward preparation/action stages of change. Despite implementation challenges, the study demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of single-session MI delivery in the inpatient drug detoxification setting and suggests paths for future research on delivery of single-session MI.
Center for Psychiatric Research, Social and Forensic Psychiatry Program, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden. anne.h.berman@ki.se
Anne H
AH
Berman
Lars
L
Forsberg
Natalie
N
Durbeej
Håkan
H
Källmén
Ulric
U
Hermansson
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome