Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change

Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change . William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick (3rd edn), New York: Guilford Press, 2013. £39.99. 482 pp. ISBN: 978-1-60918-227-4. Description of and instruction in the art of motivational interviewing (MI) has made a significant contribution to the optimism of practitioners treating addiction disorders. This is the field in which MI arose 30 years ago. Its use has generalized into other health behaviour change interventions, and beyond into general decision making. For the addiction field, the essence of the contribution has been to give practitioners a set of skills to deal with that most challenging characteristic of people with addiction disorders, namely…