Charles E. Drebing, PhD
Voluntary Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Biography
Charles Drebing, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He was promoted to this position in 2011 after working was as an Assistant Professor at the university since 1993. For the past 19 years he has been an Investigator at the New England Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center. His research interests revolve around reintegrating veterans to civilian society.
Other Positions
- Bedford VA - Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hosp
Websites
Education
- Fuller Theological Seminary, PhD
- Wheaton College, BA
Publications
- Published on 3/7/2023
Reilly ED, Kathawalla UK, Robins HE, Heapy AA, Hogan TP, Waring ME, Quigley KS, Drebing CE, Bickmore T, Volonte M, Kelly MM. An Online Acceptance and Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veterans: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Mar 07; 12:e45887. PMID: 36881446.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2022
Stevenson BJ, Bakken S, Mueller L, Drebing CE. Why open access to vocational services in substance use treatment matters: Commentary on Cosottile and Defulio (2020). Psychol Addict Behav. 2022 Mar; 36(2):117-120. PMID: 35266785.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/21/2022
Drebing CE, Mamon D, Calixte RM, Tuval-Mashiach R, Patton B, Scoglio AAJ, Girouard C, Fukuda S, Gao W, Penk WE. Pilot outcomes of a filmmaking intervention designed to enhance treatment entry and social reintegration of veterans. Psychol Serv. 2022 Feb 21. PMID: 35191722.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/27/2021
Wewiorski NJ, Rose GS, Wang S, Dreifuss R, Mueller L, Shirk SD, Resnick SG, Siegel MJ, Drebing CE. Motivational interviewing: Key ingredients associated with taking a step toward employment. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2021 Sep; 44(3):266-274. PMID: 34043406.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/1/2020
Hodgkin D, Gao W, Larson MJ, Drebing CE, Merrick EL, Pugatch M, Horgan CM, Zolotusky G, Petry NM, Saitz R. Referral to Treatment After Positive Screens for Unhealthy Drug Use in an Outpatient Veterans Administration Setting. J Addict Med. 2020 May/Jun; 14(3):236-243. PMID: 31567600.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/6/2020
Mamon D, Scoglio AAJ, Calixte RM, Tuval-Mashiach R, Patton B, Drebing CE. Connecting Veterans and Their Community Through Narrative: Pilot Data on a Community Strengthening Intervention. Community Ment Health J. 2020 07; 56(5):804-813. PMID: 31907805.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/24/2019
Scoglio AA, Reilly ED, Gorman JA, Drebing CE. Use of Social Robots in Mental Health and Well-Being Research: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res. 2019 07 24; 21(7):e13322. PMID: 31342908.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2018
Gorman JA, Scoglio AAJ, Smolinsky J, Russo A, Drebing CE. Correction to: Veteran Coffee Socials: A Community-Building Strategy for Enhancing Community Reintegration of Veterans. Community Ment Health J. 2018 11; 54(8):1198. PMID: 29971638.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/16/2018
Tuval-Mashiach R, Patton BW, Drebing C. "When You Make a Movie, and You See Your Story There, You Can Hold It": Qualitative Exploration of Collaborative Filmmaking as a Therapeutic Tool for Veterans. Front Psychol. 2018; 9:1954. PMID: 30464751.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/13/2018
Gorman JA, Scoglio AAJ, Smolinsky J, Russo A, Drebing CE. Veteran Coffee Socials: A Community-Building Strategy for Enhancing Community Reintegration of Veterans. Community Ment Health J. 2018 11; 54(8):1189-1197. PMID: 29948629.
Read at: PubMed
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