It is estimated that 40 million people worldwide have experienced human trafficking (UN, International Labour Organization & Walk-Free Foundation, 2019), with 313,000 trafficked persons in the state of Texas alone (Busch-Armendariz et al., 2016). These staggering numbers are indicative of human trafficking as a growing public health concern. To date researchers have neither studied nor proposed a specific psychotherapeutic modality in the treatment of trafficked persons. Given the unique concerns of this populations, including mistrust of authority, emotional coercion, and abuse by traffickers, often co-occurring substance use concerns, and difficulty with standard treatment adherence, we propose a therapeutic strategy that might assist providers in addressing a broad range of concerns, particularly assisting trafficked persons in the effort to leave their situation. This strategy is motivational interviewing (MI; Miller et al., 2009) and has shown substantial efficacy to enhance motivation to change as applied within in a broad range of healthcare settings. We briefly review the broad tenants of MI and illustrate its application within two hypothetical cases of trafficking. Future research that examines the potential benefits of MI within trafficking populations is warranted.

中文翻译：

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动机访谈作为被贩运者的治疗策略。

据估计，全球有 4000 万人经历过人口贩运（联合国、国际劳工组织和自由步行基金会，2019 年），仅德克萨斯州就有 313,000 人被贩运（Busch-Armendariz 等人，2016 年）。这些惊人的数字表明，人口贩运已成为日益严重的公共卫生问题。迄今为止，研究人员既没有研究也没有提出治疗被贩运者的特定心理治疗方式。鉴于这些人群的独特担忧，包括对权威的不信任、情感胁迫和贩运者的滥用、经常同时发生的药物使用问题以及标准治疗依从性的困难，我们提出了一种治疗策略，可以帮助提供者解决广泛的问题的顾虑，特别是协助被贩运者努力摆脱困境。这种策略是激励性访谈 (MI; Miller et al., 2009)，并且在广泛的医疗保健环境中应用时，已经显示出增强变革动机的显着功效。我们简要回顾了 MI 的广泛租户，并说明了它在两个假设的贩运案例中的应用。未来的研究需要检查 MI 在贩运人口中的潜在益处。