Motivational interviewing to reduce substance-related consequences: Effects for incarcerated adolescents with depressed mood

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 118; no. 2; pp. 475 - 478
• Main Authors: Stein, L.A.R, Clair, Mary, Lebeau, Rebecca, Colby, Suzanne M, Barnett, Nancy P, Golembeske, Charles, Monti, Peter M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-11-2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Addictive behaviors; Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Behavior Therapy - methods; Biological and medical sciences; Depression; Depression - psychology; Depression - therapy; Drug addiction; Dysphoria; Female; Humans; Incarceration; Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Mood disorders; Moods; Motivation; Motivational interviewing; Prisoners; Prisoners - psychology; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Relaxation Therapy - methods; Release; Risky behavior; Substance abuse; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; Substance-Related Disorders - therapy; Treatment; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Treatment; Incarceration; Adolescents; Dysphoria; Risky behavior; Human; Mood disorder; Prisoner; Drug addiction; Carceral environment; Depression; Risk taking; Repression; Motivational interviewing; Mood; Addiction; Juvenile delinquency; Adolescent; Social behavior disorder
• ISSN: 0376-8716; 1879-0046
• DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.03.023

Abstract Background The impact of depressed mood on Motivational Interviewing (MI) to reduce risky behaviors and consequences in incarcerated adolescents was examined in this brief report. Methods Adolescents ( N = 189) were randomly assigned to receive MI or Relaxation Training (RT). Results At 3-month follow-up assessment, MI significantly reduced risks associated with marijuana use, with a trend towards reducing risks associated with alcohol use. There was also a trend for depressive symptoms to be associated with reduced risks after release. Interaction effects were non-significant, indicating no moderating effects for depressed mood on treatment outcome. Conclusions MI may be a useful treatment for incarcerated adolescents in order to reduce risks and consequences associated with substance use after release.