Intensive motivational interviewing for women with concurrent alcohol problems and methamphetamine dependence.
Motivational interviewing (MI) for the treatment of alcohol and drug problems is typically conducted over 1 to 3 sessions. The current work evaluates an intensive 9-session version of MI (Intensive MI) compared to a standard single MI session (Standard MI) using 163 methamphetamine (MA) dependent individuals. The primary purpose of this paper is to report the unexpected finding that women with co-occurring alcohol problems in the Intensive MI condition reduced the severity of their alcohol problems significantly more than women in the Standard MI condition at the 6-month follow-up. Stronger perceived alliance with the therapist was inversely associated with alcohol problem severity scores. Findings indicate that Intensive MI is a beneficial treatment for alcohol problems among women with MA dependence.
Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608-1010. Electronic address: rkorcha@arg.org.
Rachael A
RA
Korcha
Douglas L
DL
Polcin
Kristy
K
Evans
Jason C
JC
Bond
Gantt P
GP
Galloway
D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D008875:Middle Aged; D062405:Motivational Interviewing / Q000379:methods*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008694:Methamphetamine
Alcohol Treatment; Methamphetamine Treatment; Motivational Interviewing; Randomized Clinical Trial; Women