Decisional balance sheet

A decisional balance sheet or decision balance sheet is a tabular method for representing the pros and cons of different choices and for helping someone decide what to do in a certain circumstance. It is often used in working with ambivalence in people who are engaged in behaviours that are harmful to their health (for example, problematic substance use or excessive eating),^[1] as part of psychological approaches such as those based on the transtheoretical model of change,^[2] and in certain circumstances in motivational interviewing.^[3]

^ DiClemente 2003, pp. 74–77, 141–146; Freimuth 2008, pp. 226–231; Walters & Rotgers 2012, pp. 14–15
^ Prochaska et al. 1994; DiClemente 2003; Norcross, Loberg & Norcross 2012
^ Miller & Rollnick 2013, pp. 231–254; see also the section titled "MI is not a decisional balance" in Miller & Rollnick 2009, pp. 132–133

[1] DiClemente 2003, pp. 74–77, 141–146; Freimuth 2008, pp. 226–231; Walters & Rotgers 2012, pp. 14–15

[Prochaska1994-2] Prochaska et al. 1994; DiClemente 2003; Norcross, Loberg & Norcross 2012

[3] Miller & Rollnick 2013, pp. 231–254; see also the section titled "MI is not a decisional balance" in Miller & Rollnick 2009, pp. 132–133

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