Logotherapy is based on the meaning-focused existential philosophy of Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1997). Numerous mental health professionals have been inspired by his most popular book, Man's Search for Meaning; however, many are unfamiliar with the depth of Frankl's work. The purpose of this article is to discuss the tenets of logotherapy, including fundamental concepts, applicability and techniques, roles of the therapist, and assessment tools and new research findings. Logotherapy can readily be integrated with techniques that mental health professionals frequently use, and thus it has much to offer mental health professionals regardless of their theoretical orientation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

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This paper examines the potential use of the Life Purpose Questionnaire (LPQ), which is an uncomplicated paper-and-pencil instrument designed to measure an individual's sense of life meaning. Sense of life meaning is an important focus of Crumbaugh's logotherapy for alcoholics. Correlations between scores of the LPQ and the more complicated Purpose-in-Life Test are significant for three separate alcoholic groups. Based on these results, it is concluded that the LPQ can be used with alcoholics in order to obtain a quick and readily understandable measure of the individual's sense of life meaning.

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