The Adult Psychiatry inpatient unit on 8 East is a treatment, educational and research  psychiatric unit serving the University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center.  This unit represents a secure environment with a locked door to care for psychiatrically ill patients on a short-term basis.  Our concern is to provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary evaluations for patients with complex psychiatric, psychosocial and medical needs, and to develop an intensive treatment program to address those needs.  Our mission and purpose is the management of acute psychiatric episodes and the prompt return of the patient to an appropriate care setting at home and in the community. Inpatient Adult Psychiatry at UIC Medical Center is also a training site that provides a unique training experience for disciplines involved in the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental illness.  The unit is a major training site for the Psychiatry residency program at UIC, as well as medical students, social work students, nursing students and occupational therapy students at UIC.

Our unit can hold up to 35 patients, and is staffed by full time psychiatrists who lead treatment teams focused on particular specialty areas: Mood and Anxiety disorders, Psychotic disorders, and Women’s Mental Health, each  with significant  expertise in each of these areas. We have a skilled team of nurses and mental health counselors and social workers, as well as occupational and music therapists and peer recovery specialist. Our treatment approach is patient-centered and comprehensive. We provide  diagnostic assessment and multi-modality treatment, including medications, individual and group therapy.

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