Perfectly compliant patients may still be a distant dream for dentists, but there are ways to nudge them in the right direction. One such way could be motivational interviewing. The technique can ...

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative therapeutic approach that focuses on helping individuals who are ambivalent about change in their behaviors. MI centers on the individual, supports ...

The National Academy of Medicine launched its National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being in early October. Citing years of research defining the causes and effects of burnout in health professions, ...

Brush your teeth twice per day and floss regularly are habits most people know of, but despite the pleas of dentists nationwide, few follow through on this advice. Now, dentists are considering a new ...

Combining motivational interviews with cognitive behavioral therapy improved negative symptoms of schizophrenia compared with mindfulness sessions, according to findings published in The American ...

As a partner at a law firm, I used to train new associates in the most effective way I knew how (which, I now realize, wasn't always the most motivating). I often said, "Write down everything that is ...

The scientific method has provided the profession of social work what it has provided so many other professions that utilize the rigors of research to produce new knowledge. It has made social work ...