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CLINICAL FACILITIESOutpatient Care Center Building, <strong>the</strong> Neuropsychiatric Institute and <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong> Hospital at<strong>the</strong> intersection <strong>of</strong> Taylor and Wood streetsTHE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE (NPI)The Neuropsychiatric Institute is <strong>the</strong> flagship site <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> <strong>UIC</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychiatry</strong>, an integraldepartment in <strong>the</strong> 100-year-old <strong>UIC</strong> College <strong>of</strong>Medicine. The institute has achieved a nationalreputation for its excellence in academic psychiatry.One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state's first psychiatric residencyprograms was created here in 1946. We have educatedand trained leaders in psychiatry locally andnationally. Psychiatric outpatient services and facultyand residents’ <strong>of</strong>fices are in <strong>the</strong> NPI building.UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO HOSPITALINPATIENT UNITThe <strong>Psychiatry</strong> Inpatient units are located across<strong>the</strong> street from <strong>the</strong> NPI in <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong>at Chicago Hospital. The inpatient units consist <strong>of</strong>a 20 bed general psychiatric unit, a 15-bedresearch unit, and a 9-bed adolescent unit dedicatedto wards <strong>of</strong> Cook County. Patients are admittedbased on severity <strong>of</strong> illness and need for psychiatricinterventions on an inpatient basis. Suitabilityfor our specialty services (women’s mental health,neuropsychiatry, or research) are also determiningfactors.INSTITUTE FOR JUVENILE RESEARCH (IJR)The Institute for Juvenile Research, established in1909, constitutes <strong>the</strong> Division <strong>of</strong> Child andAdolescent <strong>Psychiatry</strong> for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Psychiatry</strong> at <strong>UIC</strong>. In addition to its important rolein <strong>the</strong> training <strong>of</strong> medical students and general psychiatryresidents, IJR also <strong>of</strong>fers child and adolescentpsychiatry fellowship programs. Individual<strong>the</strong>rapy with children and adolescents, family <strong>the</strong>rapy,and marital <strong>the</strong>rapy allows for training in avariety <strong>of</strong> treatment modalities. IJR provides comprehensiveservice to <strong>the</strong> community through directclinical service to area residents, consultation toschools and neighborhood agencies, and its activeresearch program emphasizing <strong>the</strong> biological andpsychosocial correlates <strong>of</strong> dysfunctional behavior.JOHN J. MADDEN MENTAL HEALTH CENTERMadden MHC is located next to <strong>the</strong> campus <strong>of</strong>Loyola <strong>University</strong> Medical Center and <strong>the</strong> HinesVeterans Administration Hospital in Maywood, awestern suburb <strong>of</strong> Chicago. As part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> statewidenetwork <strong>of</strong> care provided by private and publicmental health services, Madden MHC maintains6
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