Motivational interview for schizophrenia patients and alcohol abuse

Autor: Vera Froes Carvalho, Sérgio Esteves, Miguel Carneiro, Centro Hospitalar Barreiro Montijo, Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, Zita Gameiro, Sandra Torres
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Libro Comunicaciones.
DOI: 10.17579/sepd2020o038
Popis: The co-occurrence of schizophrenia and alcohol use disorders often leads to poor treatment retention and adherence. There are very few reports of efficient approaches to treat alcohol abuse in patients with schizophrenia. The purpose of this work was to review the benefits of motivational interview (MI) for alcohol disorders in patients with schizophrenia, and if it can be use in default or if there are some adaptations for this specific population. The authors did a non-systematic review of the literature with the words “motivational interview”, “schizophrenia”, “alcohol”. A case report from 2017 shows a 42 years old man in which was valued the patient's narrative and opinions with support and understanding, that lead to a increase in motivation of abstinence. Reflective listening and summarizing were very important to help with the consciousness of the disease. A study from 2007 with 60 patients shows that they tolerate the shorter sessions (20–30 min) better than longer sessions, because of the difficult time focusing for an extended period of time. More sessions are advantageous because it takes some time for patients to learn how to respond. Other study from 2003 with 30 patients shows that subjects randomized to the MI intervention had a significant reduction in drinking days and an increase in abstinence rates when compared to subjects receiving educational treatment. A blind randomised controlled trial from 2010 with 327 patients shows that integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy for people with psychosis and substance misuse does reduce the amount of substance used for at least one year after completion of therapy. In conclusion there are evidence of the use of motivational interview in patients with schizophrenia. And the improve is bigger if there is an adaptation to this specific population. More studies are still needed in this aera.
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