Department of Psychiatry | Rush University Medical Center



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Department of Psychiatry

Program Description

Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals in the Department of Psychiatry offer a continuum of care for people with mental illness. Rush offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. Our experts coordinate various inpatient and outpatient programs to help patients through all stages of illness and recovery. Consultation and "second opinion" services regarding diagnoses and treatment options are also available.

Services Provided

The Department of Psychiatry offers outpatient and inpatient psychiatric services for patients of various ages and diagnoses:

Care for children and adolescents with mental illness, including a dedicated child and adolescent inpatient psychiatry unit
Comprehensive outpatient services for adults and an intensive adult inpatient unit
Assessment and treatment of older adults with mental illness, including a specialized inpatient unit for older adults
Comprehensive outpatient care for patients with depression
A dedicated inpatient unit for patients with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder
A full range of services for patients with medical, surgical, neurologic, obstetric or gynecologic conditions that may cause or exacerbate emotional, neuropsychiatric or cognitive problems

Treatment modalities include the following:

Cognitive therapy
Complex psychopharmacologic therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Group therapy
Psychotherapy
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Clinical Team

Mark H. Pollack, MD, is chairperson of the Department of Psychiatry. The department is staffed by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who are known throughout Chicago and across the nation for their efforts to treat and study depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and many other forms of psychiatric illness. For a list of physicians at Rush specializing in psychiatry and related areas, see the "Find a Doctor" link at left.

Contact Name	Psychiatric Services at Rush
Contact Phone	(888) 352-RUSH
Contact E-mail	contact_rush@rush.edu

Location
Rush West Campus 2150 W. Harrison St. Chicago, IL 60612

Included in this section:

Autism Resource Center: The Autism Resource Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, provides a list of resources -- including services and support -- for children and families affected by autism and related disorders to improve their development and quality of life.

Center for Compulsive Behavior and Addiction: Letter from the Director of the Center for Compulsive Behavior and Addiction at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program: The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, provides evaluation and treatment to help young people address and overcome emotional and behavioral problems.

Cognitive Therapy: The Department of Psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, pioneered the combined use of cognitive therapy and pharmacologic treatment. Cognitive therapy continues to be a major treatment modality at Rush, both for inpatients and for outpatients.

Depression Treatment & Research Center: The Woman's Board Depression Treatment & Research Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago provides, through clinical research, innovative medical treatment that is generally not available in conventional psychiatric practice.

Geriatric Psychiatry Program: The Geriatric Psychiatry Program at Rush is dedicated to helping older adults address these issues so they will be able to enjoy their lives with family and friends.

Marital Counseling and Sex Therapy: The Marital and Sex Therapy Program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, offers marriage counseling, couples therapy and sex therapy in a supportive atmosphere. Psychologists, resident physicians, and medical specialists work closely to diagnosis and treat sexual problems.

Mood Disorders Inpatient Unit: The mood disorders inpatient unit at Rush is devoted to treating acutely ill adult patients with mood disorders.

Psychiatric Services (Ambulatory): Adult and Child Ambulatory Psychiatric Services at Rush has a diverse staff made up of resident physicians in training, psychiatric nurses, social workers and students. Residents and students work under the supervision of licensed faculty members.

Rush Day Hospital: The Rush Day Hospital (RDH) in Chicago, Illinois, is an intensive group-based program which offers partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP) & group therapy during day & evening hours. RDH programs provide individualized treatment within a dynamic treatment environment.

Section of Psychiatry and Medicine: This program provides compassionate and leading-edge interventions for patients receiving care on nonpsychiatric inpatient units with emotional, neuropsychiatric or cognitive problems that are caused or exacerbated by medical, surgical, neurological, obstetrical or gynecological conditions.



Clinical Services Department of Psychiatry Autism Resource Center Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program Cognitive Therapy Compulsive Behavior and Addiction Day Hospital Depression Treatment & Research Center Geriatric Psychiatry Program Marital and Sex Therapy Program Mood Disorders Inpatient Unit Psychiatric Services (Ambulatory) Psychiatry and Medicine

Residency & Fellowship Programs in Psychiatry