Topic: alternatives to cognitive behavioral therapy

Motivational therapy (or MT) is a mixture of humanistic therapy and enhanced cognitive-behavioral methods, designed to deal with substance use disorders. It's much like motivational interviewing and motivational enhancement therapy. The focus of motivational therapy is to encourage a affected person to develop a damaging view of their substance use (contemplation), along with a want to change their conduct (willpower to vary). A motivational therapist doesn't explicitly advocate change and tends...