Oregon State University - Cascades is proud to bring to Central Oregon the best-selling author, professor of psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and mental health advocate, Kay Redfield Jamison. A patient and clinician  living with bipolar illness, Dr. Jamison’s story is poignant and inspiring.  She will present "An Unquiet Mind: Personal & Professional Reflections on Mental Illness" at the Tower Theatre on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.  The presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. and a book signing will follow.

Dr. Jamison is an international authority and researcher on mood disorders. Chosen by TIME as a “Hero of Medicine" and a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, she has unique insight into the world of mental illness. She went public with her own struggle with manic depression in a 1995 Washington Post article and subsequent book, “An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness”. The book became a “New York Times” bestseller that, according to Oliver Sacks, “stands alone in the literature of manic depression for its bravery, brilliance, and beauty.”

Dr. Jamison has shared her expertise and appeared on Oprah and Charlie Rose, and was one of five people featured in the PBS series, Great Minds of Medicine. Dr. Jamison has published over 100 articles in academic journals. Audiences describe her lectures as profound educational experiences. She addresses the clinical and personal realities of depression and bipolar disorder in a manner that encourages dialogue, empathy and hope.

Tickets are $12 and available online through the Tower Theatre at www.towertheatre.org or at the box office at 541-317-0700, and go on sale on Sunday, September 11.

To learn more, visit www.OSUcascades.edu or call 541-322-3100.