Landmarks in The Drake Institute's History & Development

1980

The Drake Institute was founded.

1982 - 1983

Completed 2 year study with Los Angeles Police Department to help reduce stress diseases and disorders.

1984

Completed study with UCLA School of Medicine on how our stress treatment strengthens the immune system.

1984 - 1985

Dr. David Velkoff, Medical Director, was the medical consultant to the Los Angeles City Council’s committee on reducing stress injuries in police officers.

1991

Completed joint study with UCLA School of Medicine and Pasteur Institute in Paris on how The Drake Institute's stress treatment strengthens the immune system.

1992

Drake’s ADD / ADHD Treatment Program began.

1995

Dr. Velkoff was appointed associate editor of Journal of Neurotherapy.

1997

The Drake Institute helped its first autistic patient.

2000

The Drake Institute began treating patients with auditory processing disorders and receptive / expressive language deficits.

2005

The Drake Institute began to provide neurofeedback treatment for substance abuse patients at the residential treatment center, The Canyon in Malibu.

2005 July 31st

25 Year anniversary of the founding of the Drake Institute

Drake has helped over 9000 patients with Stress Disorders-Diseases, ADD / ADHD, Auditory / Language Processing Disorders, Learning Disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorders.