- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Vintage Books USA (1 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679763309
- ISBN-13: 978-0679763307
- Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 1.6 x 20.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 194,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The writing is clear and beautiful, the descriptions accurate, the interior world she evokes is furiously alive. In the 16 years since An Unquiet Mind was first published, no greater book about manic depression - or bipolar disorder - has appeared.' --Observer
'An accessible account of a frightening illness we still don't fully understand' --The Herald
'This is a reissue of a powerful account of living with "manic depressive illness" ...a fascinating, harrowing description' --Guardian --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
'An accessible account of a frightening illness we still don't fully understand' --The Herald
'This is a reissue of a powerful account of living with "manic depressive illness" ...a fascinating, harrowing description' --Guardian --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR
In her bestselling classic, An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison changed the way we think about moods and madness.
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. An Unquiet Mind is a memoir of enormous candor, vividness, and wisdom—a deeply powerful book that has both transformed and saved lives.
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91 of 92 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the first book I read, on the advice of my psychiatrist, after being diagnosed with bipolar. My life was in shards and this book gave me comfort that I could rebuild it. It also gave me the sense that I was not alone.
One year post diagnosis, I re-read it to discover it is somewhat oversimplistic in it's summary of the illness and consequent social, mental and pharmacological effects. It also possibly even over-confident in terms of the return to 'normality' one can hope to achieve, though I admit it is early days for me.
But by goodness, I needed it's message then, I still need it today from time to time, when the going gets tough. It is a good book, a good start. Don't make this the only book you read, but please make it one of them.
47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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After being diagnosed with manic depression (bipolar disorder as it is known these days) I felt like I was desperately flailing around for some support and understanding.
The sad truth is that no matter how good your doctors are or how understanding your family is, you feel as if no one really gets what's happening to you. "An Unquiet Mind" was recommended to me by a fellow manic depressive and listening to her was one of the best moves I've ever made. I was so relieved that someone else had a similar (no one's is ever the same) experience and more importantly had managed to come out the other side !!! What a moment of hope.
Without a doubt I would recommend that anyone who has depression of any form, or knows/lives with someone who has depression reads this book. It'll help stop the world from spinning out of control.
The sad truth is that no matter how good your doctors are or how understanding your family is, you feel as if no one really gets what's happening to you. "An Unquiet Mind" was recommended to me by a fellow manic depressive and listening to her was one of the best moves I've ever made. I was so relieved that someone else had a similar (no one's is ever the same) experience and more importantly had managed to come out the other side !!! What a moment of hope.
Without a doubt I would recommend that anyone who has depression of any form, or knows/lives with someone who has depression reads this book. It'll help stop the world from spinning out of control.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Living with someone who is living with mental illness is not an easy place to be. This book will not stop the roller coaster you sometimes feel you live on, but it will give you insight which might help in coping. with the impact As someone who has lived in this position for 20 years I recommend this book and - for the very darkest days - anything by Dorothy Rowe.
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Touching and insightful memoir of dealing with Bi-Polar disorder
A moving insight into the havoc that mental illness can have a sufferer's life and the lives of those around them. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Pelagius Kung
Disappointing
I was hopping for a real insight into what it is like to have bipolar disorder, but this book if more a reflective account of the author's life. Read more
Published 26 days ago by SamuStormborn
an unquiet mind
This book was beautifully written. As a person with bipolar I could relate fully to the book and it made me realise that other people have experienced similar things and it filled... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Caroline
A very interesting book
I really enjoyed readinbg this book, the author is a renowned phyciatris in the area of bipolar however her personal experiences were a joy to read and its great to know there are... Read more
Published 1 month ago by sam410
Easy to read - hard to put down!
This is a very compelling read and I found myself turning pages with bated breath, anticipating where the rollercoaster mood disorder was going to take her next. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Shirlz
An honest and thought provoking insight into Bipolar Affective...
I bought this book hoping it would help me with an assignment on bipolar as I needed a more personal approach to living with the condition.
Jameson provided just that. Read more
Jameson provided just that. Read more
Published 3 months ago by AJ.
Very moving and informative
A very dear friend of mine told me last month that he has the manic depressive illness. I immediately wanted to know more about this illness, and indeed, who better than a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. I. Dubois
Not sufficiently deep
I bought this because I am also Bipolar-I and felt the need to understand how the illness affected others. Read more
Published 3 months ago by JA Bermúdez-Silva
An Unquiet Mind
Perfect - i need not say anymore :)It has been an extremely inciteful and inspiring read, a book I just didnt want to put down
Published 4 months ago by posie
Excellent
For anyone wishing to gain insight into bi-polar this book should be first on your list. Funny, compassionate and harrowing made all the more so given its autobiagraphical text. Read more
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