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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness | 
 enlarge | Author: Kay Redfield Jamison
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  324 reviews
Sales Rank: 642
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0679763309
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8950092
EAN: 9780679763307
ASIN: 0679763309
Publication Date: January 14, 1996
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In Touched with Fire, Kay Redfield Jamison, a psychiatrist, turned a mirror on the creativity so often associated with mental illness. In this book she turns that mirror on herself. With breathtaking honesty she tells of her own manic depression, the bitter costs of her illness, and its paradoxical benefits: "There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness and terror involved in this kind of madness.... It will never end, for madness carves its own reality." This is one of the best scientific autobiographies ever written, a combination of clarity, truth, and insight into human character. "We are all, as Byron put it, differently organized," Jamison writes. "We each move within the restraints of our temperament and live up only partially to its possibilities." Jamison's ability to live fully within her limitations is an inspiration to her fellow mortals, whatever our particular burdens may be. --Mary Ellen Curtin
Product Description
As a founder of UCLA's Affective Disorder Clinic and a co-author of a standard medical text, Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison may be the foremost authority on manic-depressive illness.She is also one of its survivors.And it is this dual perspective -- as healer and healed -- that makes Jamison's memoir so lucid, learned, and profoundly affecting.
Even as she was pursuing her psychiatric training, Jamison found herself succumbing to the exhilarating highs and paralyzing lows that afflicted many of her patients. Though the disorder brought her seemingly boundless energy and mercurial creativity, it also propelled her into spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempt at suicide.
Powerfully candid, exceptionally wise, An Unquiet Mind is one of those rare books that has the power to transform lives -- and even save them.
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 bi polar illness August 27, 2008
I found this book to be very helpful in understanding bi polar illness.
My son suffers with bi polar and my mom also suffered with it. I finally
realized that it can never be fully understood by anyone unless they
actually have it, but I have come closer to accepting it and learning how to cope with it.
An Unquiet Mind August 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An interesting product for anyone interested in the workings of the mind. Of particular interest to people with or concerned with people who show symptoms of bipolar disorders.
Spot On! August 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mind-Opening. Sad. Comical. Frightening. Genuine. Interesting.
This is an Excellent portrayal of Manic Depressive/Bipolar Disorder. I recommend this book to anyone who has (or loves anyone who has) this illness - - You will either find yourself nodding your head or you will find your eyes opening for the first time about this illness. . . or Both!
Unquiet mind July 13, 2008
Brilliant mind and character candidly exposes memoirs; richly sensitive, the unquiet mind brings clarity and treats a difficult subject with competence and affection.
 Not so impressed June 13, 2008
Not as good as I had heard. A little excessive drama in the descriptive elements of the text. I would have liked more about her feelings and motivations.
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