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CLINICAL FACILITIESOutpatient Care Center Building, the Neuropsychiatric Institute and the University of Illinois Hospital atthe intersection of Taylor and Wood streetsTHE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE (NPI)The Neuropsychiatric Institute is the flagship site ofthe UIC Department of Psychiatry, an integraldepartment in the 100-year-old UIC College ofMedicine. The institute has achieved a nationalreputation for its excellence in academic psychiatry.One of the 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’ offices are in the NPI building.UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO HOSPITALINPATIENT UNITThe Psychiatry Inpatient units are located acrossthe street from the NPI in the University of Illinoisat Chicago Hospital. The inpatient units consist ofa 20 bed general psychiatric unit, a 15-bedresearch unit, and a 9-bed adolescent unit dedicatedto wards of Cook County. Patients are admittedbased on severity of 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 the Division of Child andAdolescent Psychiatry for the Department ofPsychiatry at UIC. In addition to its important rolein the training of medical students and general psychiatryresidents, IJR also offers child and adolescentpsychiatry fellowship programs. Individualtherapy with children and adolescents, family therapy,and marital therapy allows for training in avariety of treatment modalities. IJR provides comprehensiveservice to the community through directclinical service to area residents, consultation toschools and neighborhood agencies, and its activeresearch program emphasizing the biological andpsychosocial correlates of dysfunctional behavior.JOHN J. MADDEN MENTAL HEALTH CENTERMadden MHC is located next to the campus ofLoyola University Medical Center and the HinesVeterans Administration Hospital in Maywood, awestern suburb of Chicago. As part of the statewidenetwork of care provided by private and publicmental health services, Madden MHC maintains6
a close link with community providers in the surroundingareas. Services provided include shortterm,intermediate-term, and long-term inpatientcare for adults, treatment services for adults withmental illness, and specialized services forpatients diagnosed as both mentally ill andmentally retarded.COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.Located on Chicago's South Side, the CommunityMental Health Council provides comprehensivealcohol/substance abuse treatment and relatedservices, including intake/ assessment/screening,crisis intervention, psychiatric treatment, group andfamily therapy, day treatment, and victim servicesto a primarily African-American, primarily poorpatient population. PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents onthe community track will be working with an adultchronically mentally ill outpatient and day treatmentpopulation, providing medication management.They will do evaluations for adults who applyfor outpatient services as part of a diverse clinicalexperience.VETERANS ADMINISTRATION (VA) CHICAGOHEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- WEST SIDE DIVISIONThe West Side Division of VA Chicago is withinwalking distance from the UIC College of Medicinecampus. It is a 172-bed facility with integrated residencyprograms in all disciplines, including psychiatry.A comprehensive range of services is available,including emergency treatment, inpatient andoutpatient treatment, consultation/liaison, day hospitalization,and addiction services. There are 44general psychiatry beds and a 40-bed residentialfacility linked with outpatient addiction treatmentservices. There is a day patient program and anIntensive Psychiatric Community Care programproviding outreach services. A large outpatientaddiction treatment program offers specializedtreatment for alcoholism and includes amethadone clinic. Outpatient mental health servicesinclude clinics for geriatric patients, women,chronically mentally ill, veteranswith posttraumatic stressdisorder, and affective disorders.In addition to its importantrole in the general trainingof residents, major trainingopportunities are availableat the VA in the areas ofprimary care psychiatry, substanceabuse, and geropsychiatry.West Side Veterans’s Administration Hospitalatrium, site of many outpatient clinics7
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