Overview

Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine are leading regional and national resources for mental healthcare, delivering both innovative and personalized care to patients with a wide variety of mental disorders. We bring new and promising treatments to patients in the hospital and in outpatient settings through novel research.

At Northwestern Memorial’s Stone Institute of Psychiatry, our clinical team provides skilled and empathetic care to the individual patient while addressing the full spectrum of mental health needs. Our new 29-bed inpatient unit in the heart of the medical campus supports a contemporary approach to psychiatric care in the hospital setting. For more information on our inpatient unit, see the virtual tour.

Through the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Feinberg, translational and clinical research into the neurobiology of mental disorders is ongoing and these programs aim to improve our understanding of the underlying causes of disorders and to influence the development of new treatments.

Our multidisciplinary approach to mental health includes:

• Expert care in the hospital and outpatient settings that benefits from evidence-based research

• Training of the next generation of mental health researchers and clinicians through our training, ongoing education and fellowship programs

• The opportunity for patients to enroll in clinical trials that offer the promise of new and better treatments

Family Education Program

Loved ones play a significant role in the ongoing success and care of our patients. The Family Education Program through the Stone Institute of Psychiatry offers support, information and resources to family members, friends and significant others of patients receiving mental health treatment and services through Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The weekly program is free to participants and requires no registration.

Topics for Spring 2012 include:

• April 4: Treatment Resources
• April 11: A Day in the Life of a Person with Mental Illness
• April 18: Medications
• April 25: Recovery
• May 2: Suicide Prevention & Safety Planning
• May 9: Co-Occurring Disorders
• May 16: Family Resources
• May 23: Legal Aspects of Mental Health
• May 30: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

For more information, go to the Psychiatry Family Education Program entry on Classes & Support.

Contact

If you or a loved one is experiencing an extreme emergency with an immediate threat of harm, please call 911.

• Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Outpatient Clinic: 312-695-5060

• Stone Mental Health Center Outpatient Mental Health Services: 312-926-8100 (Available 24 hours, 7 days a week)

• Supportive Housing Service: 312-926-0896