Training medical students in motivational interviewing using a blended learning approach: a proof-of-concept study.

Background: Difficulties in implementing behavior change in patients with chronic diseases are common in clinical practice. Motivational interviewing (MI) helps clinicians to support patients in overcoming ambivalence while maintaining self-determination. The inclusion of MI in German medical training curricula is still rare.

[Implementation of an Internet-Based Self-Help for Patients Waiting for Outpatient Psychotherapy - First Results].

Introduction: Numerous studies prove the efficacy of internet-based self-help programs, but integration into the health-care system was rarely investigated. The present study addresses the implementation of an internet-based self-help program into routine care of patients with depressive symptoms waiting for psychotherapy at the university outpatient center.

Material And Methods: Patients waiting for outpatient psychotherapy were randomly assigned to either a control group or an intervention group that received access to the internet-based program Deprexis during the waiting period.