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Virtual Agent for Real-Time Motivational Interviewing by Integrating Adaptive Nonverbal Behavior and Language Models
Published on: December 23, 2025
[Motivational interview: supporting change]
Guillaume Fond1, Déborah Ducasse2
1GHU Mondor, DHU Pe-psy, Université Paris-Est, Inserm U955 Eq 15, Fondation FondaMental, hôpital Chenevier, Pavillon Hartmann, 40, rue de Mesly, 94000 Créteil, France.
Abstract:
The motivational interview aims to help patients to resolve their ambivalence regarding problematic behaviors and to guide them into change. It differs from other therapeutic approaches mainly through the attitude of the therapist. In motivational interviewing, the therapist defends the statu quo. By reactance, the patient defends the change and enhance her/his motivation. This article provides a summary of the other concepts of motivational interviewing and its applications in the psychiatric daily practice.
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