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Manufacturer: Vintage
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8950092
EAN: 9780679763307
ISBN: 0679763309
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 1996-01-14
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: 1997-01-14
Studio: Vintage
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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. Â
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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Summary: An Unquiet Mind
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Spot On!
Comment: 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!
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Summary: Unquiet mind
Comment: Brilliant mind and character candidly exposes memoirs; richly sensitive, the unquiet mind brings clarity and treats a difficult subject with competence and affection.
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Summary: Not so impressed
Comment: 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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Summary: Just what I needed
Comment: As someone who has only recently been diagnosed, reading this book helped me feel less alone. Because the author so clearly describes her experiences and her feelings about them, it has also helped me better understand which of my symptoms may be attributed to this illness versus other conditions and recognize things that I never thought were out of the norm.
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