An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness book by Kay Redfield Jamison
By Kay Redfield JamisonNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author. Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic depressions that afflicted many of her patients, as her disorder launched her into ruinous spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide. Here Jamison examines bipolar illness from the dual perspectives of the healer and the healed, revealing both its terrors and the cruel allure that at times prompted her to resist taking medication. Published By Vintage on 1997-01-14
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- 237 pages
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- 9780679763307
- 0679763309
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kay redfield jamison (born june 22, 1946) is an american clinical psychologist and writer who is one of the foremost experts on bipolar disorder. she is pr Read More about Kay Redfield Jamison
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