Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
An Unquiet Mind
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

An Unquiet Mind (Paperback)

by Kay Redfield Jamison (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


33 used from £2.99
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover £17.45 £17.16 10 used & new from £3.64
Paperback (New edition) £7.99 £3.98 50 used & new from £1.47

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
   An Unquiet Mind Summary opens new browser window
BookRags.com  -  Study Guide: Summary, Analysis, Themes, Characters, Essays: $7.99
  
 

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Touched with Fire: Manic-depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament

Touched with Fire: Manic-depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament

by Kay Redfield Jamison
4.2 out of 5 stars (4)  £6.49
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know

by David J. Miklowitz
5.0 out of 5 stars (6)  £10.73
A Brilliant Madness

A Brilliant Madness

by P. Duke
4.8 out of 5 stars (17)  £4.77
Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You That You Need to Know (Living Well (Collins))

Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You That You Need to Know (Living Well (Collins))

by John McManamy
5.0 out of 5 stars (3)  £6.22
Bipolar Disorder - The Ultimate Guide

Bipolar Disorder - The Ultimate Guide

by Sarah Owen
4.9 out of 5 stars (9)  £9.45
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage Books USA (1 Jan 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0679763309
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679763307
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 507,024 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

32 Reviews
5 star:
 (19)
4 star:
 (9)
3 star:
 (3)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.4 out of 5 stars (32 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bipolar 101, 10 Mar 2004
By gekko (Fife, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: An Unquiet Mind (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.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably helpful, 28 Feb 2007
By Shelagh Parry (Port Shepstone, South Africa) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: An Unquiet Mind (Paperback)
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.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
64 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, engagingly written but short of the mark., 21 April 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: An Unquiet Mind (Paperback)
I found this book to be readable and vivid in parts but did not feel that it described the essence of her subjective experience of manic depression. I would not say that Kay Jamison was particularly 'brave' in going public with her illness as she had already 'come out' to many of her academic and professional colleagues, the people whose reassurance and acceptance she seemed to seek most. In a sense I think this has buffeted her during the course of her illness and it was interesting to note there was no description of any hospitalisation for her illness, and how she said that she had a fear of ending up in hospital. Most members of the public suffering from this illness will undergo some form of hospital treatment and she showed no more particular insight in to the illness than many other sufferers. I had the impression that there was a lack of honesty, a tendency to glamorise her experiences, often compensating for the sinister and painful aspects of the illness with long forays in to her wonderful family and wonderful colleagues and wonderful partners and wonderful erudition in general. For instance she briefly glances on her spending sprees, verbal attacks and bouts of rage during the manic phases but instead of describing these, we are left with her wonderful and successful brother coming to her rescue with unpaid bills and debts with a tray of champagne. I would like to know what she did and how she was feeling at the time, not that her brother has a winning way and is a master of accounts. There was less about the actual experience of the illness as an ordinary person and more about her extraordinariness. There was no examination of causes and prevention but, as to be expected for her training and profession, the usual discussion of medication and genes. I suspect that they are no further along with discovering the genes for mental illness as they were. I found some of the text rather condescending and narcissistic, although the story was sad and quite resonant in ways. She described her depression and suicide attempts quite frankly and beautifully but overall I found it hard to empathise through lack of relevant detail. As a professional she seemed to have a distancing from her own patients and a lack of empathy despite her own experiences, other than 'they should really learn to take their Lithium you know, poor things.' This may reflect her own lack of insight.
I enjoyed the book and gave it three stars for this but I felt voyeuristic and at points irritated...
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars invaluable, heartwrenching- a must read.
I found this book refreshingly honest, informative and very accurate.

As someone with a partner who suffers from Bipolar disorder it was a must read... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lindsay Clark

5.0 out of 5 stars An Unquiet Mind
An Unquiet Mind The subject of Bipolar is a condition that one of my four daughters suffers with. As a family we have never been told how best to deal with it, how to be... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Peter Habermann

5.0 out of 5 stars Unqiuet mind satisfying a quiet mind
Read this and was greatly relieved to read about the same problem my son has ... It made the situation quite a lot easier to understand
Published 11 months ago by coralcooneliza

4.0 out of 5 stars INFORMATIVE.
This is a book I have read in the past ,it is an informative account of manic depression,and can be understood by anyone suffering from the illness. Read more
Published 12 months ago by babygrace

4.0 out of 5 stars A very useful insight
This book gives a very interesting insight into how people can live with a bi-polar mind. The fact she is very successful and appears to cope with life might surprise some but... Read more
Published 16 months ago by JuJuDollie

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fascinating
This memoir is compelling reading. I have found it to be frank and honest as well as informative. I had a friend, sadly no longer with us, who was manic depressive and I found... Read more
Published 21 months ago by SJSmith

4.0 out of 5 stars moving account of a talented woman's struggle
Moving account of a talented woman's struggle to work as a psychologist as well as living with bipolar. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2007 by Ms. Monica Sheaf

5.0 out of 5 stars An Unquiet Mind - Must Have for Bipolar Sufferers and those around them
You will not find any book other than this that explains what bipolar is all about. It is my bible. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2007 by Suzanne Nicks

5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking and moving
An excellent read, a remarkable account of a journey through manic-depressive illness. Anyone diagnosed with manic-depression or has an interest will find this a moving, eye... Read more
Published on 21 May 2007 by Clare B.

4.0 out of 5 stars Helping you to understand
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... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2006 by lmhh

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject















i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.