Healthcare Service
Motivational Interviewing
General Healthcare
Overview
It is a client-centered, directive method for eliciting intrinsic motivation to change using open-ended questions, reflective listening, and decisional balancing. This nonjudgmental, nonconfrontational interviewing style is designed to minimize a patient's resistance to change by creating an interaction that supports open discussion of risky or problem behavior.
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Quick facts about Motivational Interviewing
- Topic type
- Healthcare Service
- Category
- General Healthcare
- MeSH classification
- F02.784.176.279.500|F04.408.413.349.500|N02.421.461.363.349.500
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Source: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. EuroCareFinder is not endorsed by the National Library of Medicine. MeSH version: 2026.