With regard to the initiation of treatment and the eliciting of
volition, SDT has had a particular affinity with the approach of MI
(Miller & Rollnick, 2002). MI has become a popular approach to
promoting behavior change, initially in the area of alcohol and
other substance abuse, and more recently for a wider range of
issues. It is a client-centered (Rogers, 1951) method that neither
persuades nor coerces patients to change, but instead attempts to
explore and resolve their ambivalence, allowing them to decide for
themselves whether to change.