Professor, mental health advocate and author of An Unquiet Mind Kay Redfield Jamison is an international authority and researcher on mood disorders. A recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, she has unique insight into the world of mental illness.
A Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Jamison went public with her own struggle with manic-depression in a 1995 Washington Post article and subsequent book, An Unquiet Mind. The book became a New York Times bestseller that Oliver Sacks said, “stands alone in the literature of manic depression for its bravery, brilliance, and beauty.”
Her national bestseller, Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide, was chosen by The New York Times as a “Notable Book of 1999.” Her book, Exuberance: The Passion for Life and Touched With Fire, is a groundbreaking study of manic-depression and creativity. She has also co-authored the standard medical textbook on manic-depression, Manic-Depressive Illness Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression. Chosen by TIME as a “Hero of Medicine,” she has appeared on Oprah to discuss bipolar disorder.
Audiences describe her lectures as profound educational experiences. She addresses the clinical and personal realities of depression and bipolar disorder in a manner that encourages dialogue, empathy and hope.
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Professor of Psychiatry 