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- The study focused on analyzing how different types of client language during Motivational Interviewing (MI) sessions affect treatment outcomes for adults dependent on marijuana.
- Client statements expressing desire and reasons for change were found to strongly predict successful treatment outcomes, even after 34 months, whereas commitment language did not show a significant association with outcomes.
- The results highlight the importance of specific client phrases in the therapy process, suggesting they play a crucial role in the effectiveness of marijuana treatment.
Article Abstract
Psychotherapy process research continues to be important in identifying within session client and therapist behaviors related to outcome. Motivational Interviewing (MI) assumes that the type of client language elicited within session is important. Client behavior was coded from 61 MI sessions with marijuana dependent adults. Sessions were coded for client language using the Client Language and Commitment Scale. Client statements indicating desire and reasons for change were significantly predictive of marijuana treatment outcome through the 34-month follow-up above and beyond baseline levels of marijuana use or motivation for change. Commitment language was not associated with outcomes. These findings suggest specific types of client language statements predict marijuana treatment outcome and are durable to a 34-month follow-up.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342010 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.01.009 | DOI Listing |
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