Clinical Psychologist & Mood Disorders Expert; Dalio Professor in Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins; Author of "An Unquiet Mind"

New York, NY, USA
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Kay Redfield Jamison Biography

Kay Redfield Jamison is recognized for her expertise in bipolar disorder, informed by both her clinical research and personal experience with the condition. Jamison holds the Dalio Professor in Mood Disorders and Psychiatry position at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and serves as an Honorary Professor of English at the University of St Andrews. She is also co-director of the Mood Disorders Center at Johns Hopkins. Her research focuses on manic-depressive illness, particularly its connections to suicide, creativity, personality, interpersonal behavior, and the impact of medication adherence.

Jamison began her academic career at UCLA, where she earned a doctorate in clinical psychology and founded the Affective Disorders Clinic, a major teaching and research facility for outpatient care. She later joined Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as an associate professor and has served as professor of psychiatry. Jamison has authored more than 125 scientific and clinical articles on mood disorders, suicide, creativity, and lithium. She is co-author of a standard medical text on mood disorders, recognized as an outstanding book in biomedical sciences by the American Association of Publishers.

As an author, Jamison has explored the intersection of science and literature. Her works include "Touched with Fire," which examines the link between mania and creativity, and "Robert Lowell: Setting the River on Fire," a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her memoir, "An Unquiet Mind," details her experience with bipolar illness and appeared on The New York Times bestseller list. "Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide" was a national bestseller and named a Notable Book by The New York Times. "Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind" continues her work in mental health education and advocacy.

Jamison has contributed to public understanding of mental health by sharing her own diagnosis and advocating for the destigmatization of mental illness. She has focused on counseling young people diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Jamison has served as a distinguished lecturer at Harvard University and as the Litchfield lecturer at the University of Oxford. She was featured in the public television series "Great Minds of Medicine."

Jamison is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and has received awards including the Lewis Thomas Prize, the Sarnat Prize from the National Academy of Medicine, and a MacArthur Fellowship. She has been named among the "Best Doctors in the United States" and recognized by Time as a "Hero of Medicine." Jamison's career integrates psychiatric research, personal narrative, and mental health advocacy, establishing her as a leading voice in psychiatry and mental health education.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/13/2026.

Kay Redfield Jamison Videos

A Conversation With Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.

A Conversation With Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.

Healthy Minds | Bipolar Disorder Part One: A Conversation With Kay Redfield Jamison.

Kay Redfield Jamison: Fires in the Dark

Kay Redfield Jamison: Fires in the Dark

Pulitzer Prize finalist Kay Redfield Jamison (An Unquiet Mind Robert Lowell: Setting the River on Fire) presents a major new work.

Interview with Kay Redfield Jamison - YouTube

Interview with Kay Redfield Jamison - YouTube

APA TV talks to author and doctor, Kay Redfield Jamison. Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D is an American clinical psychologist and writer whose work has...

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