Dr. Robert E. Drake is a member of the Executive Committee for the Columbia University Center for Homelessness Prevention Studies. He is the Andrew Thomson Professor of Psychiatry and Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and the Director of the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. In addition to working actively as a clinician in community mental health centers for over 20 years, he has been developing and evaluating innovative community programs for persons with severe mental disorders. He has carried out seminal work on homelessness, dual diagnosis, housing and employment among persons with SMI. His seven books and over 280 published papers cover diverse aspects of adjustment and quality of life among persons with severe mental disorders and those in their support systems. Most recently, he has been closely identified with efforts to identify and disseminate evidence-based practices into the routine care of persons with SMI.

Areas of expertise
Rehabilitation and health services research severe mental illness

Selected publications

Drake, R. E., Essock, S. M., Shaner, A., Carey, K. B., Minkoff, K., Kola, L., Lynde, D., Osher, F. C., Clark, R. E. & Rickards, L. (2001) Implementing Dual Diagnosis Services for Clients With Severe Mental Illness. Psychiatr Serv 52:469-476.

Drake, R. E., McHugo, G. J., Becker, D. R., Anthony, W. A. & Clark, R. E. (1996). The New Hampshire Study of Supported Employment for People With Severe Mental Illness. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 64, No. 2, 391-399.

Drake, R. E., Goldman, H. H., Leff, H. S., Lehman, A. F., Dixon, L., Mueser, K. T. & Torrey, W. C. (2001). Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Routine Mental Health Service Settings. Psychiatr Serv 52:179-182.