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‘Shifting the Balance’—Motivational Interviewing to Help Behaviour Change in People with Bulimia Nervosa

✍ Scribed by Steve Killick; Catherine Allen

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 63 KB
Volume: 5
Category: Article
ISSN: 1072-4133
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199703)5:1<33::aid-erv164>3.0.co;2-f

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✦ Synopsis

People with bulimia nervosa are often ambivalent about coming for help. Motivational interviewing considers ambivalence to be a normal and appropriate state for anyone considering behavioural change. By exploring ambivalence and considering the readiness of a client to change, a structure is created that builds collaboration between therapist and client, and avoids con¯ict: this can help in establishing change in eating behaviour and is compatible with other therapeutic models.