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CLINICAL SERVICES DIVISIONSThe Department has six clinical divisions:Addictions, Child and AdolescentPsychiatry, General Psychiatry,Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology,Psychotherapy, and Women's MentalHealth. Each division offers specializedservices which will be described below.In addition to the clinical divisions, theDepartment has a successful CaseManagement Program. The case managersserve patients who have major psychiatricdisorders and need assistancewith issues such as housing, entitlements,and accessing medical care.Kathleen Kim, MD, Deputy Head and Directorof Clinical ServicesThe UIC Department of Psychiatry providesprimary clinical services to our localcommunity and tertiary services to thegreater Chicago metropolitan area.We have 62,000 outpatient visits per yearand 900 discharges from our inpatientservices. We teach and train medical students,psychiatry residents, child psychiatryfellows, psychology interns, and socialwork and nursing students.Our goal is to become the provider ofchoice for mental health services in boththe public and private sectors of Chicago.We use new knowledge from neuroscienceto develop early intervention andprevention programs for major psychiatricdisorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,and dementia. We also developinnovative methods for the delivery ofmental health services to children andadults in a variety of settings which utilizecommunity models of intervention.Inner courtyard walkway leading from residents’offices and psychiatry outpatient clinics in theNeuropsychiatric Institute to clinical rotation sitesat the West Side VA Medical Center.8
The University of Illinois Hospital and Medical Center located in the heart of the Illinois MedicalCenter District, which encompasses four major hospitals and their clinicsGeneral Psychiatry DivisionThe General Psychiatry Division offers a continuum of services. Residents and faculty work across levels of care ratherthan being assigned to discrete locations or programs. The Acute Care Clinic (ACC) is a multidisciplinary specialty clinicwhich treats patients with psychotropic medications in conjunction with group, individual, and family therapy.The Urgent Intervention Team (UIT) is our emergency psychiatry service; the Team provides diagnostic assessments anddisposition planning for patients with crises in the UIC Medical Center Emergency Department. Residents learn to dorapid assessments, crisis intervention treatment, and disposition planning as wellas to provide consultation to nonpsychiatric clinics of the UIC Medical Center. ThePartial Hospital Program offers an alternative to inpatient treatment for patientswith exacerbations of their psychiatric disorders as well as a transition to the communityfor psychiatric inpatients. Residents learn about this level of psychiatrictreatment by following their patients during their partial hospital stay.The General Psychiatry Inpatient Service specializes in the treatment of patientswith acute exacerbations of psychotic or mood disorders. PGY-1, PGY-2 and PGY-4 residents train on the unit. Rotations are 2 to 3 months in length, depending onPG year. Selective six month rotation for PGY-4s serving as unit chief residentsThe General Psychiatry Consultation Liaison(C/L) Service provides consultation tomedical and surgical services. It is required for PGY 2 residents and is an electivefor PGY-4s. This experience involves direct observation and feedback for patientinterviews and presentation, review of charting, reading materials.The Medication Management Clinics provide psychotropic medications and supportivetherapy to outpatients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, andmood disorders. Residents work with a multidisciplinary team composed of anurse, social worker, and clinical pharmacologist. Patients are followed for extendedperiods of time. The Division also provides electroconvulsive treatment (ECT)for inpatients and outpatients.Dennis Beedle, MD, Chief ofGeneral Psychiatry9
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CLINICAL SERVICES DIVISIONSThe <strong>Department</strong> has six clinical divisions:Addictions, Child and Adolescent<strong>Psychiatry</strong>, General <strong>Psychiatry</strong>,Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology,Psycho<strong>the</strong>rapy, and Women's MentalHealth. Each division <strong>of</strong>fers specializedservices which will be described below.In addition to <strong>the</strong> clinical divisions, <strong>the</strong><strong>Department</strong> has a successful CaseManagement Program. The case managersserve patients who have major psychiatricdisorders and need assistancewith issues such as housing, entitlements,and accessing medical care.Kathleen Kim, MD, Deputy Head and Director<strong>of</strong> Clinical ServicesThe <strong>UIC</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychiatry</strong> providesprimary clinical services to our localcommunity and tertiary services to <strong>the</strong>greater Chicago metropolitan area.We have 62,000 outpatient visits per yearand 900 discharges from our inpatientservices. We teach and train medical students,psychiatry residents, child psychiatryfellows, psychology interns, and socialwork and nursing students.Our goal is to become <strong>the</strong> provider <strong>of</strong>choice for mental health services in both<strong>the</strong> public and private sectors <strong>of</strong> Chicago.We use new knowledge from neuroscienceto develop early intervention andprevention programs for major psychiatricdisorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,and dementia. We also developinnovative methods for <strong>the</strong> delivery <strong>of</strong>mental health services to children andadults in a variety <strong>of</strong> settings which utilizecommunity models <strong>of</strong> intervention.Inner courtyard walkway leading from residents’<strong>of</strong>fices and psychiatry outpatient clinics in <strong>the</strong>Neuropsychiatric Institute to clinical rotation sitesat <strong>the</strong> West Side VA Medical Center.8
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