Bipolar and me | Kay Redfield Jamison

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Published 2014-01-22
Kay explains her personal experiences with manic depressive illness - now known as bipolar disorder.

Kay Redfield Jamison is a clinical psychologist with a unique story. She is a world leader in the study of bipolar (manic-depressive) illness, a condition that she herself has had since adolescence.

As a highly regarded clinician with direct experience of the condition she treats, she has a rare and moving perspective on the debilitating nature of this psychiatric disorder and its seductive but disastrous highs, depressions and disordered thinking.

She is Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the USA and the author of 'An Unquiet Mind: A memoir of moods and madness', which explores her initial ambivalence towards a life dependent on medication and her faith in the healing power of psychotherapy. She is also the coauthor of the standard medical textbook on bipolar disorder.

Kay Redfield Jamison spoke to a live audience at Wellcome Collection in December 2013. The event was part of the 'Exchanges at the Frontier' series, which hosts some of the biggest names in world science, and is a partnership between Wellcome Collection and BBC World Service.

The event was recorded and will be broadcast on BBC World Service in February 2014. After the broadcast date, you will be able to listen to the programme on BBC iPlayer. Visit the 'Exchanges at the Frontier' website for more information:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00lrk6r

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