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Author of "An Unquiet Mind" visits UMBC

Dr. Kay Jamison, author, "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness", will speak at UMBC on Thursday, October 15, 2015

On Thursday, October 15, 2015, Dr. Kay Jamison will speak in the University Center Ballroom at UMBC. Her lecture, followed by a book signing, will take place at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Jamison is currently the Co-Director of the Mood Disorders Center at Johns Hopkins where she is also a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is perhaps this country’s most famous writer about manic-depressive illness. Her books and articles not only help patients, they have raised society’s consciousness.

Her lecture is free and open to the public. Visit http://fye.umbc.edu/programs/nsbe/ for more information. Direct questions to Jill Randles, jrandles@umbc.edu

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