The use of motivational interviewing in eating disorders: A systematic review

Predictors of treatment outcome in individuals with eating disorders: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Although attempts have been made to heighten motivation through motivational interviewing in several treatment studies, their success has been mixed. One review of motivational interviewing as an addition to eating disorder treatment concluded that it may be a promising addition to other therapy, particularly in the early stages of treatment, 53 but other reviews have concluded that there is little evidence to support the efficacy of this technique. 54,55 Given that higher self-efficacy was also identified as a predictor of better outcomes across several studies, one possibility is that interventions need to focus more on a person's confidence in their ability to change.…”

Taking a Timeout to Ensure Well-Being: Social Work Involvement in College Sports

“…Motivational Interviewing is an established practice model, with mounting evidence in research for its effective improvement of psychosocial risks, especially mental health (Brody, 2009;Westra, 2004;Zerler, 2009), substance abuse (Gingerich & Peterson, 2013;Johnson, Sacks, & Edmonds, 2010;Simpson & Zuckoff, 2011;Westra, Aviram, & Odell, 2011), alcohol abuse (Branscum & Sharma, 2010;Feldstein & Forcehimes, 2007;Harris, Aldea, & Kirkley, 2006;Martens, Smith, & Murphy, 2013), and eating disorders (Knowles, Anokhina, & Serpell, 2013;Macdonald, Hibbs, Corfield, & Treasure, 2012;Weiss, Mills, Westra, & Carter, 2013). Gingerich and Peterson (2013) found that MI is also cost-effective, requires fewer therapeutic sessions, and is adaptable to a variety of environments more so than other intervention solutions.…”

A Qualitative Analysis of Female Collegiate Athletes’ Eating Disorder Recovery Experiences

“…Both of our studies suggest that motivational interviewing techniques (Miller & Rollnick, 1991) would enhance an athlete's commitment to recovery, which might involve exploring ambivalence through a decisional balance exercise in which the athlete articulates the pros and cons of making a change as well as pros and cons associated with continuing disordered eating behaviors. Such interventions are successful in nonathletes with eating disorders (Cockell, Geller, & Linden, 2003;Macdonald, Hibbs, Corfield, & Treasure, 2012) and could be applied to create dissonance in an elite athlete, bringing into awareness that maladaptive eating behaviors (which cause physical impairments) are at odds with athletic performance goals. This suggestion is in line with findings from cognitive dissonance based prevention programs that aim to produce dissonance between one's values (e.g., "I want to be a successful athlete") and behavior (e.g., "I am not giving myself proper fuel").…”