[Motivating interview and its effectiveness in the treatment of dual diagnosis patients]

Motivating interview is a talking therapeutic way to meet with the patient. The aim is to increase the patient's readiness for change by making her/him talk in favor of the change. In dual diagnosis patients, motivating interview has been found to improve commitment to treatment and to decrease drug abuse more than other equally brief interventions at least over a follow-up period of 3 to 6 months. When integrated with a more extensive therapy, motivating interview improved the treatment response to conventional therapy. The approach seems to be especially suitable for incoherent and reluctant patients