This may be the single most important book you ever buy during your medical training. Rotations come and go, exams come and go, but regardless of specialty, patient-care will be at the heart of your practice. It is no exaggeration to say that motivational interviewing (MI) has transformed the way doctors engage with patients, families, and colleagues alike. MI is among the most powerful tools available to promote behavior change in patients. In an age of chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, obesity), behavior change is no longer limited to substance use or the field of psychiatry - maladaptive choices and behaviors that negatively impact health outcomes are rampant. There is an explosion of research projects using MI or adaptations of MI in the behavioral health medicine field in the past decade. Hospitalizations can't make people change. How marvelous is it that an evidence-based health behavior change approach (MI) can help people change the outcomes of their illnesses and the course of their lives.
This therapeutic approach is not a form of psychotherapy and is not the stuff of cobwebs and old leather couches. MI is readily integrated into regular ward rounds and office visits and provides an effective and efficient approach to patients clinical encounters.
Written by experts in the field and medical trainees across medicine, the second edition of the MI guide explores how MI enhances contact with patients from every level of training, following an accessible, succinct approach. This book covers the application of MI method and skills into practice and also includes numerous clinical scenarios, personal reflections and online animated clinical vignettes (video clips) that share the challenges and successes the authors have focused.
Furthermore this book is endorsed by the pioneers of MI: William R. Miller & Stephen Rollnick.
This may be the single most important book you ever buy during your medical training that will help you learn about how to engage patients in a discussion about behavior change. Whatever field you pursue, patient-care will be at the heart of your practice. The second edition of Motivational Interviewing is transforming the way we engage with patients and colleagues alike. This manual is ideal for any medical doctors at all levels in their career. The text is thorough yet concise and easily accessible using clinical vignettes, personal reflections, self-assessment quizzes, and online video clips of clinical cases.
"This book is a beautiful mosaic of applications of MI relevant to the training of medical professionals. The broad sweep of material from traditional applications of MI to address health-related behavior change, addiction, and mental health concerns to novel chapters that discuss using MI to navigate healthcare access and disparities, improve communication via the electronic healthcare record, and deliver telehealth is truly breathtaking. Material can be easily extracted appropriate to the type of medical trainees, making it an extremely useful medical education tool for teaching MI. Moreover, self-reflections by the authors about using MI and real-world scenarios demonstrating their applications give the book heart and soul. This book is an inspiring read and fully embodies the spirit of MI."
- Steve Martino, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, MINT
