TY - JOUR AU - AB - Motivational interviewing is a directive, client-centred counselling style for eliciting behaviour change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. It is most centrally defined not by technique but by its spirit as a facilitative style for interpersonal relationship. This article seeks to define motivational interviewing and to characterize its essential nature, differentiating it from other approaches with which it may be confused. A brief update is also provided regarding (1) evidence for its efficacy and (2) new problem areas and populations to which it is being applied. TI - What is Motivational Interviewing? JF - Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy DO - 10.1017/s135246580001643x DA - 1995-10-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/crossref/what-is-motivational-interviewing-lmZ9SpV5gQ SP - 325 EP - 334 VL - 23 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -