Posted by susan C on October 24, 2001, at 20:15:26
In reply to Kay Redfield Jamison wins MacArthur Grant!, posted by wendy b. on October 24, 2001, at 18:43:38
Thanks for the update Wendy,
I was very impressed the first time I read her book, the second reading was at the Wrong Time...it was too chose to home...It is good to know there is more real solid attention being paid attention to people like Jamison who has real, inside experience with this world of 'ours'.
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susan C> Dear All:
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> Today, Kay Redfield Jamison has won, along with 22 other recipients, the most prestigious award in the humanities and sciences, the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" grant. The award is for $500,000 over the next five years.
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> http://www.macfound.org/programs/fel/2001fellows/jamison.htm
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> Her success means so much to me, and I think perhaps to many other sufferers of depression and bipolar illnesses, here on PSB and PBabble, who have read her work, and who respect her a great deal. She has published scientific articles, a memoir of her bipolar illness, and a new book on suicide. She is a psychiatrist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and is 55 years old. Her contributions to the understanding of the illnesses we suffer from, and her courage and intelligence, are an inspiration. What an impressive woman!
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> ever yours,
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> Wendy
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