Motivational readiness for alcohol/drug treatment is more about self-evaluation than consequences
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 18:28
in Health & Medicine
People entering treatment for alcohol or drug problems have different motivations for entering treatment and wanting to change their drinking habits. Those motivations have a significant effect on treatment attendance and drinking outcomes. New research has re-evaluated the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (URICA), finding that motivational readiness is much more self-reflective than merely trying to avoid the negative consequences of drinking.