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United States Kay Redfield Jamison is a clinical psychologist, writer, and a leading authority on mood disorders. She shares her insights and personal experiences, offering brands a unique perspective on mental health advocacy and understanding.
Featured in 'A Conversation on Stigma with Renowned Psychologist,' where she shared an excerpt from her bestselling memoir 'An Unquiet Mind' about mental health stigma.
Profiled in 'Kay Redfield Jamison: Tracing the Evolution of Psychological Healing,' discussing her experiences with mania, psychosis, and suicidal ideation.
Interviewed for 'An Interview with Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, for World Bipolar Day,' sharing perspectives as the Dalio Professor in Mood Disorders and Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins.
Featured in an article titled 'A Means to Healing the Living,' discussing her familiarity with psychological pain and healing.
Shared perspectives on coping with mental illness and the need to destigmatize mental illness in medical education for an article titled 'Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison Underscores Need to Destigmatize Mental Illness Medical Education.'
Contributed an opinion piece titled 'People with bipolar disorder must help direct research, clinical care,' emphasizing patient involvement in shaping research and care.
Recognized as a leading authority on mood disorders in an article titled 'Kay Redfield Jamison: Who they are and their contribution.'
Interviewed for 'A Conversation With Kay Redfield Jamison, Professor of Psychiatry,' discussing her work specializing in mood disorders.
Recognized as a MacArthur Fellow, acknowledged for her work's far-reaching impact on mental health treatment and public awareness of psychiatric disorders.
Featured in 'After Writing About Mental Illness, Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers', discussing her work and latest book (May 21, 2023).
Contributed an opinion piece, 'To Know Suicide: Depression Can Be Treated, but It Takes Competence' (August 15, 2014).
Quoted in an article 'Brain a 'Creativity Machine,' If You Use it Right' (November 9, 2013).
Served as a panelist in the series of discussions on the latest research into the brain, on 'The Brain Series: Mental Illness' (June 22, 2010).
Named a 'Hero of Medicine' (October 1, 1997).
Kay Redfield Jamison was born on June 22, 1946. Her early life involved relocating frequently due to her father’s career in the U.S. Air Force, living in places such as Florida, Puerto Rico, California, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. Her interest in medicine and science began at a young age, evidenced by her work as a candy striper on Andrews Air Force Base. Later in adolescence, while living in California, Jamison began to experience the symptoms of bipolar disorder, which would later become a central focus of her professional life.
Jamison pursued her higher education at the University of California, Los Angeles in the late 1960s, earning a B.A. and M.A. in 1971, followed by a C.Phil. in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1975. During her undergraduate years, she also studied zoology and neurophysiology at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. After completing her doctorate, she became a faculty member at UCLA, where she founded and directed the school’s Affective Disorders Clinic, a facility for outpatient treatment, teaching, and research. This early career established her expertise in clinical psychology and mood disorders. After several years as a tenured professor at UCLA, Jamison joined the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1987 as an Assistant Professor, later becoming a Professor of Psychiatry.
Throughout her career, Jamison has held various esteemed positions and received numerous accolades. She was a distinguished lecturer at Harvard University in 2002 and the Litchfield lecturer at the University of Oxford in 2003. From 2009 to 2010, she served as Honorary President and board member of the Canadian Psychological Association. Her contributions to the field have been widely recognized, including being named one of the “Best Doctors in the United States” and a “Hero of Medicine” by Time magazine. In 2001, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, acknowledging her significant impact on mental health treatment and public understanding.
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