{"id":2905,"date":"2016-03-25T20:06:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T20:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2016-03-25T20:06:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T20:06:40","slug":"distinguished-psychologist-to-speak-at-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2016\/03\/25\/distinguished-psychologist-to-speak-at-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Psychologist to Speak at CC"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Montana Bass \u201918<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Poster<\/a>Kathryn Mohrman Theatre will be completely packed with students Wednesday evening, predicts Kristi Erdal, psychology professor, as they anxious await Kay Redfield Jamison\u2019s delivery of the annual Sabine Distinguished Lecture in Psychology.<\/p>\n

Jamison is the author of the bestselling memoir \u201cAn Unquiet Mind,\u201d which details her personal struggle with bipolar disorder. She is also Dalio Family Professor in Mood Disorders, Professor of Psychiatry at John Hopkins School of Medicine, and a \u201cHero of Medicine\u201d according to TIME <\/em>magazine, Her lecture Wednesday, March 30, at 7 p.m., \u201cTouched With Fire: Mood Disorders, The Arts, and Creativity,\u201d<\/a> should be especially interesting to CC\u2019s creatively charged campus.<\/p>\n

Mood disorders, which Jamison describes as \u201cdevastating illness with high suicide rates,\u201d are particularly relevant to college students as onset typically occurs at college age. It is for this reason, Jamison says, that she made a commitment relatively early in her career to spend as much time as possible on college campuses and at medical schools talking to students. \u201cWhen \u2018An Unquiet Mind\u2019 came out, I asked my publisher if I could gear my appearances more toward students,\u201d she says, \u201cI really enjoy talking to them. They tend to be very interested in subjects related to mood disorders and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not until she began teaching at UCLA that Jamison herself was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. \u201cBefore I became ill, my interests ranged all over the place,\u201d she says, \u201cI studied animal behavior, pain, and a host of subjects before I turned my focus to mania.\u201d Despite her disorder, Jamison\u2019s passion led her to make incredible contributions to both science and literature.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was a professor at a time when not many women were accepted into the field of psychiatry and has done it all while struggling with a severe mental illness,\u201d says Erdal. \u201cFor years, students have been talking to me about their interest in her research and her ability to communicate. Once I read her work, I could see why they were so moved by it. She doesn\u2019t hold back or paint mental illness in any sort of broad strokes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that Jamison\u2019s works have received a multitude of praise and provided profound hope and insight for many readers, she admits that English was never part of her academic studies. \u201cI always read a lot. At some point, I just started writing more,\u201d she explains. \u201cIt\u2019s more about loving literature. Writing is just so intrinsically fascinating and rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Erdal, in Jamison\u2019s case, beautiful writing translates to beautiful speaking. \u201cI know that she is a tremendous speaker, very straightforward,\u201d Erdal says \u201cI think she can peel away a lot in just an hour because of the legitimacy of what she\u2019s saying. Students will gain a deeper understanding not just of the connection between mood disorders and creativity, but of the nature of these diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Montana Bass \u201918 Kathryn Mohrman Theatre will be completely packed with students Wednesday evening, predicts Kristi Erdal, psychology professor, as they anxious await Kay Redfield Jamison\u2019s delivery of the annual Sabine Distinguished Lecture in Psychology. Jamison is the author of the bestselling memoir \u201cAn Unquiet Mind,\u201d which details her personal struggle with bipolar disorder. … <\/p>\n

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