Mini Review
The Neuroscience of Motivational Interviewing
Received Date: March 22, 2021; Published Date: April 05, 2021
Psychosocial interventions have found increased success over the last few decades in resolving dysfunctional behaviors addressing malignant cognitions and attitudes, including addictive and compulsive behaviors, anxiety disorders, eating and feeding disorders and patients’ dealing with chronic pain issues [1-3]. Motivational Interviewing (MI) aims to alter dysfunctional attitudes and beliefs with the ultimate goal of changing the clients’ undesired behaviors. Specifically, MI, with verbal interaction as its main tool, focuses on the development and empowerment of the individuals’ motivation to make the desired change [4,5]. In other words, MI is a client-centered directive method for enhancing inner motivation to change negative behavior by exploring and resolving ambivalence [6].
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