Brief Integrated Motivational Intervention: A Treatment Manual for Co-occuring Mental Health and Substance Use Problems

<p><i>Brief Integrated Motivational Intervention</i> provides clinicians and specialist practitioners with a brief, evidence-based treatment approach for motivating clients, who have comorbid mental health and alcohol and drug misuse.</p> <ul> <li>Combines CBT, motivational interviewing, and the authors’ own cognitive- behavioural integrated treatment (C-BIT) to engage clients in meaningful dialogue for change</li> <li>Utilizes the short ‘window of opportunity’ when clients are admitted to psychiatric hospital or have recently relapsed, and helps clinicians to maximize the potential of this ‘teachable moment’</li> <li>Helpful tools such as session-specific content, illustrative case material and easy-to-use worksheets facilitate implementation of the approach across a range of settings including inpatient, community, and residential</li> <li>Developed by an expert team with many years of experience in both research and practice in the fields of psychosis and addiction</li> </ul>