Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInC): An Instrument for Assessing AdverseConsequences of Alcohol Abuse

摘要

The DrInC is one of the core outcome measures for Project Match, a multisiteclinical trial of psychosocial treatments for alcoholism funded by the NIAAA. Most of the data contained here were collected within the context of that trial, a collaborative effort of 21 principal and coprincipal investigators at nine clinical research units, a coordinating center at the University of Connecticut School of Meidicine, and the NIAAA. The DrInC may be used to characterize the severity of alcohol problems in a sample, with reference to treatment norms such as those included in this manual. When administered ad part of followup assessment, it can also be used to describe one dimension of treatment outcome. The psychometric data provided here indicate that the DrInC subscales represent different dimensions of alcohol problems and demonstrate sound internal consistency and test-retest replicability.