DRINKING RELATED LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE
                                  (DRLCS)
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Copyright 1999 by IMHN,  P.O. Box 578, Poway, CA 92074-0578




     This scale is a 50-item self-rating scale designed to provide a
 measure of an individual's perceived control over drinking. It is
 based on the Drinking Related Locus of Control Scale originally
 developed by Keyson and Janda, (Donovan, D. M., and O'Leary, M. R.,
 Control orientation, drinking behavior, and alcoholism, In:
 Lefcourt, H., ed., Research with the Locus  of  Control Construct,
 Vol. 2, Developments and Social Problems, Academic Press, New York,
 1983, 107-153. Applicability: alcoholic or non-alcoholic patients.
 Utilization: Once at pretreatment & at least one post-treatment
 assessment. The total number of assessments is at the discretion
 of the clinician.

 DATA CHARACTERISTICS:
    - baseline for treatment impact, effectiveness, outcome studies,
      analyses of resource utilization, patient population profiling,
      quality assurance;