THE EFFECT OF LEGAL STATUS ON RESPONSES TO BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING WITH SUBSTANCE USERS

ix Review of the Literature 1 Substance Use Disorder 1 Prevalence and Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders 1 Transtheoretical Model of Change.... 6 Self Determination Theory 7 Motivational Interviewing (MI) 12 Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) 15 Prevalence Rates Among Correctional Populations 17 Existing Approaches with Substance Use in Correctional Populations 19 MI/MET Research 20 Statement of the Problem and Hypotheses 27 Methods 29 Participants 29 Study Procedures 32 Measures 36 Variables for Present Study 38 Data Analysis Plan 43 iii