It is logical to ask if Motivational Interviewing can be an effective intervention for patients struggling with issues of weight and obesity. As with any chronic health condition, MI can be helpful, but it is not a cure. The question to ask is, “What is the target?”
Primary care is an appropriate setting for managing many chronic conditions. Its longitudinal practice of medicine may seem ideal to handle this intractable issue. But modern PC practices are also fast-paced and mostly limited to brief encounters. Obesity cannot be cured in a fifteen-minute consult.
