Ep 56 – Motivational Interviewing in Psychiatry
Ep 56 – Motivational Interviewing in Psychiatry
Glenn Hinds Motivational Interviewing in Psychiatry
Glenn and Sebastian discuss Motivational Interviewing in Psychiatry with Antoine Douaihy, M.D. Antoine is a 
Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at Western Psychiatric Hospital and Co-Director of the Tobacco Treatment Service at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has a well-established record in conducting multisite clinical trials. His areas of research and clinical expertise are substance use disorders, HIV, motivational interviewing (MI), and psychology of behaviour change. Dr. Douaihy has received 20 awards for outstanding achievement in educating medical students and psychiatry residents and has been a champion in the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices across healthcare settings, particularly MI.
Motivational Interviewing in psychiatry
Antoine Douaihy explores the opportunities and challenges of integrating Motivational Interviewing into psychiatric practice. The conversation considers how MI can support respectful conversations about substance use, mental health and behaviour change while helping practitioners avoid stigmatising language and remain attentive to the person behind the diagnosis.
Antoine also discusses recognising the limits of helpfulness, reconnecting with what matters and teaching future psychiatrists to listen differently. These themes connect with Acceptance, Compassion and Reflective Listening.
In this episode
00:00 – Introduction and episode preview
06:31 – Antoine’s introduction and early MI story
20:45 – The challenge of integrating MI into the practice of psychiatry
30:45 – “Catching the attention” of future psychiatrists
39:00 – Avoiding the use of stigmatizing language in psychiatry
51:10 – Seeking balance and recognizing the limits of helpfulness
59:00 – Reconnecting with what matters
1:06:45 – Start of role play
1:26:12 – Role play debrief
1:38:36 – End of episode
Links and contact information:
Email: douaihya@upmc.edu
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