Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Amount

$403,810.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a directive, client-centered therapeutic method employed in the treatment of substance abuse. Despite strong empirical support for MI in substance abuse treatment, it has been difficult to determine why MI is effective. O