DRAKE TIME
IDDT pioneer Bob Drake reflects upon the ongoing evolution of integrated treatment and the importance of supported employment
—by Paul M. Kubek and Matthew K. Weiland
Psychiatrist Robert E. Drake, MD, PhD, knows a few things about the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) model—why it’s necessary, how it works, and which treatment components produce the most positive outcomes. He is one of the original creators of IDDT, the evidence-based practice for people who have been diagnosed with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders. He has also been instrumental in the ongoing development and dissemination of Supported Employment (SE), the evidence-based practice.
Dr. Drake is the Andrew Thomson Professor of Psychiatry and Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. He is also director of the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. He is known internationally as a researcher, writer, and consultant. He has written and published 15 books and over 400 journal articles.
The Conversation
Dr. Drake was a keynote speaker at the 2008 Annual Ohio SAMI CCOE/IDDT Conference, which took place in Columbus on September 16 & 17. He sat down with us after the plenary to chat a bit about his experiences. Listen to the conversation below.
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1.) What Current Research Says about IDDT (2m 38s)
There is increasing evidence that treatment groups, peer-support groups, and evidence-based Supported Employment (SE) services make recovery from co-occurring disorders more effective and sustainable.
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2.) Boston in the 1970s: Mean Streets and Bad Outcomes (1m 50s)
Drugs were rampant, treatment was fractured, and failures of addiction-services and mental-health services systems were more dominant than successes. With these challenges came opportunities for innovation.
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3.) Addiction Treatment Meets Mental Health, Part 1 (1m 32s)
In the 1970s and 1980s, a small group of behavioral healthcare providers began to realize that addiction treatment needed to be brought into the mental health system.
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4.) Addiction Treatment Meets Mental Health, Part 2 (2m 38s)
Separate service systems created frustration and dysfunction in the treatment of addictions and mental health.
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5.) People Who Inspire (1m 25s)
Friends, family members, patients: People recovering from addictions and mental health issues have been some of the most inspiring people in Dr. Drake's 30-plus years of work in the IDDT field.
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6.) IDDT in the Buckeye State (2m 20s)
Ohio has been among the pioneers in IDDT implementation, bringing the model to the Midwest with a blend of pragmatism, hope, and genuine commitment.
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7.) True Heroes of Innovation (58s)
Clinicians are also some of the most inspiring people who do incredibly hard work, saving lives on any given day.
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8.) Consumer Optimism (1m 54s)
Three decades of research and practice in the field have produced many changes for the better, creating a sense of can-do in consumers.
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Paul M. Kubek, MA, is director of communications and Matthew K. Weiland, MA, is senior writer, producer, and new-media specialist at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University. |
