Anthony F. Lehman

Anthony F. Lehman, M.D., M.S.P.H., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the
University of Maryland School of Medicine. His clinical, teaching, and research activities have focused
on serving persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and examining outcomes, the impacts
of substance use disorders, the effectiveness of Assertive Community Treatment programs, supported
employment, and interventions for families. In 1998 the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
presented Lehman with its Distinguished Service Award. He recently chaired the Work Group
updating the American Psychiatric Association’s Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients
with Schizophrenia. November 2004