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Unquiet Mind : A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison (1997, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679763309
ISBN-139780679763307
eBay Product ID (ePID)678054
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnquiet Mind : a Memoir of Moods and Madness
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPersonal Memoirs, Medical, Psychopathology / Bipolar Disorder
Publication Year1997
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Psychology
AuthorKay Redfield Jamison
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.4 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN95-014273
Reviews"An invaluable memoir of manic depression, at once medically knowledgeable, deeply human and beautifully written . . . at times poetic, at times straightforward, always unashamedly honest." - The New York Times Book Review "Stands alone in the literature of manic-depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty." -Oliver Sacks "Jamison's [strength] is in the gutsy way she has made her disease her life's work and in her brilliant ability to convey its joys and its anguish. . . . Extraordinary." - Washington Post Book World "The most emotionally moving book I've ever read about the emotions." -William Safire, The New York Times Magazine "Written with poetic and moving sensitivity . . . a rare and insightful view of mental illness from inside the mind of a trained specialist." - Time "Enlighting . . . eloquent and profound." - San Francisco Chronicle "Piercingly honest. . . . Jamison's literary coming-out is a mark of courage." - People "Brave, insightful, richly textured and chillingly authentic." - Boston Globe "A riveting portrayal of a courageous brain alternating between exhilarating highs and numbing lows." -James D. Watson, Nobel laureate and author of The Double Helix "In a most intimate and powerful telling, Jamison weaves the personal and professional threads of her life together. . . . [She] brings us inside the disease and helps us understand manic depression. . . . What comes through is a remarkably whole person with the grit to defeat her disease." - Cleveland Plain Dealer "A riveting read. I devoured it at a single sitting and found the book almost as compelling on a second read. . . . An Unquiet Mind may well become a classic. . . . Jamison sets an example of courage." -Howard Gardner, Nature "Stunning. . . . [An] exquisite (in both a literary and medical sense) autobiography. . . . This is an important, wonderful book." - Jackson Clarion Ledger "Extraordinary. . . . An Unquiet Mind must be read." - The New England Journal of Medicine "A beautiful, funny, original book. Powerfully written, it is a wonderful and important account of mercurial moods and madness. I absolutely love this book." -Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides "A landmark. . . . The combination of the intensity of her personal life and the intellectual rigor of her professional experience make the book unique. . . . A vibrant and engaging account of the life, love and experience of a woman, a therapist, an academic, and a patient." - British Medical Journal "Affecting, honest, touching . . . fluid, felt and often lyrical." -Will Self, The Observer (London) "Quite astonishing. . . . Cuts through the dead jargon and detached observations of psychiatric theory and practice to create a fiery, passionate, authentic account of the devastation and exaltation, the blindness and illumination of the psychotic experience." - The Sunday Times (London) "Rises to the poetic and has a mystical touch. . . . A courageous and fascinating book, a moving account of the life of a remarkable woman." - The Daily Telegraph (London) "Fast-paced, startlingly honest and frequently lyrical. . . . Jamison has] a novelist's openness of phrase and talent for bringing character alive." - Scotland on Sunday "Superbly written. . . . A compelling work of literature." - Independent on Sunday (London), "An invaluable memoir of manic depression, at once medically knowledgeable, deeply human and beautifully written . . . at times poetic, at times straightforward, always unashamedly honest." - The New York Times Book Review "Stands alone in the literature of manic-depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty." -Oliver Sacks "Jamison's [strength] is in the gutsy way she has made her disease her life's work and in her brilliant ability to convey its joys and its anguish. . . . Extraordinary." - Washington Post Book World "The most emotionally moving book I've ever read about the emotions." -William Safire, The New York Times Magazine "Written with poetic and moving sensitivity . . . a rare and insightful view of mental illness from inside the mind of a trained specialist." - Time "Enlighting . . . eloquent and profound." - San Francisco Chronicle "Piercingly honest. . . . Jamison's literary coming-out is a mark of courage." - People "Brave, insightful, richly textured and chillingly authentic." - Boston Globe "A riveting portrayal of a courageous brain alternating between exhilarating highs and numbing lows." -James D. Watson, Nobel laureate and author of The Double Helix "In a most intimate and powerful telling, Jamison weaves the personal and professional threads of her life together. . . . [She] brings us inside the disease and helps us understand manic depression. . . . What comes through is a remarkably whole person with the grit to defeat her disease." - Cleveland Plain Dealer "A riveting read. I devoured it at a single sitting and found the book almost as compelling on a second read. . . . An Unquiet Mind may well become a classic. . . . Jamison sets an example of courage." -Howard Gardner, Nature "Stunning. . . . [An] exquisite (in both a literary and medical sense) autobiography. . . . This is an important, wonderful book." - Jackson Clarion Ledger "Extraordinary. . . . An Unquiet Mind must be read." - The New England Journal of Medicine "A beautiful, funny, original book. Powerfully written, it is a wonderful and important account of mercurial moods and madness. I absolutely love this book." -Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides "A landmark. . . . The combination of the intensity of her personal life and the intellectual rigor of her professional experience make the book unique. . . . A vibrant and engaging account of the life, love and experience of a woman, a therapist, an academic, and a patient." - British Medical Journal "Affecting, honest, touching . . . fluid, felt and often lyrical." -Will Self, The Observer (London) "Quite astonishing. . . . Cuts through the dead jargon and detached observations of psychiatric theory and practice to create a fiery, passionate, authentic account of the devastation and exaltation, the blindness and illumination of the psychotic experience." - The Sunday Times (London) "Rises to the poetic and has a mystical touch. . . . A courageous and fascinating book, a moving account of the life of a remarkable woman." - The Daily Telegraph (London) "Fast-paced, startlingly honest and frequently lyrical. . . . Jamison has] a novelist's openness of phrase and talent for bringing character alive." - Scotland on Sunday "Superbly written. . . . A compelling work of literature." - Independent on Sunday (London) From the Trade Paperback edition., "An invaluable memoir of manic depression, at once medically knowledgeable, deeply human and beautifully written . . . at times poetic, at times straightforward, always unashamedly honest." -- The New York Times Book Review "Stands alone in the literature of manic-depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty." --Oliver Sacks "Jamison's [strength] is in the gutsy way she has made her disease her life's work and in her brilliant ability to convey its joys and its anguish. . . . Extraordinary." -- Washington Post Book World "The most emotionally moving book I've ever read about the emotions." --William Safire, The New York Times Magazine "Written with poetic and moving sensitivity . . . a rare and insightful view of mental illness from inside the mind of a trained specialist." -- Time "Enlighting . . . eloquent and profound." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Piercingly honest. . . . Jamison's literary coming-out is a mark of courage." -- People "Brave, insightful, richly textured and chillingly authentic." -- Boston Globe "A riveting portrayal of a courageous brain alternating between exhilarating highs and numbing lows." --James D. Watson, Nobel laureate and author of The Double Helix "In a most intimate and powerful telling, Jamison weaves the personal and professional threads of her life together. . . . [She] brings us inside the disease and helps us understand manic depression. . . . What comes through is a remarkably whole person with the grit to defeat her disease." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "A riveting read. I devoured it at a single sitting and found the book almost as compelling on a second read. . . . An Unquiet Mind may well become a classic. . . . Jamison sets an example of courage." --Howard Gardner, Nature "Stunning. . . . [An] exquisite (in both a literary and medical sense) autobiography. . . . This is an important, wonderful book." -- Jackson Clarion Ledger "Extraordinary. . . . An Unquiet Mind must be read." -- The New England Journal of Medicine "A beautiful, funny, original book. Powerfully written, it is a wonderful and important account of mercurial moods and madness. I absolutely love this book." --Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides "A landmark. . . . The combination of the intensity of her personal life and the intellectual rigor of her professional experience make the book unique. . . . A vibrant and engaging account of the life, love and experience of a woman, a therapist, an academic, and a patient." -- British Medical Journal "Affecting, honest, touching . . . fluid, felt and often lyrical." --Will Self, The Observer (London) "Quite astonishing. . . . Cuts through the dead jargon and detached observations of psychiatric theory and practice to create a fiery, passionate, authentic account of the devastation and exaltation, the blindness and illumination of the psychotic experience." -- The Sunday Times (London) "Rises to the poetic and has a mystical touch. . . . A courageous and fascinating book, a moving account of the life of a remarkable woman." -- The Daily Telegraph (London) "Fast-paced, startlingly honest and frequently lyrical. . . . Jamison has] a novelist's openness of phrase and talent for bringing character alive." -- Scotland on Sunday "Superbly written. . . . A compelling work of literature." -- Independent on Sunday (London), "An invaluable memoir of manic depression, at once medically knowledgeable, deeply human and beautifully written ... at times poetic, at times straightforward, always unashamedly honest." -- The New York Times Book Review "Stands alone in the literature of manic-depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty." --Oliver Sacks "Jamison's [strength] is in the gutsy way she has made her disease her life's work and in her brilliant ability to convey its joys and its anguish.... Extraordinary." -- Washington Post Book World "The most emotionally moving book I've ever read about the emotions." --William Safire, The New York Times Magazine "Written with poetic and moving sensitivity ... a rare and insightful view of mental illness from inside the mind of a trained specialist." -- Time "Enlighting ... eloquent and profound." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Piercingly honest.... Jamison's literary coming-out is a mark of courage." -- People "Brave, insightful, richly textured and chillingly authentic." -- Boston Globe "A riveting portrayal of a courageous brain alternating between exhilarating highs and numbing lows." --James D. Watson, Nobel laureate and author of The Double Helix "In a most intimate and powerful telling, Jamison weaves the personal and professional threads of her life together.... [She] brings us inside the disease and helps us understand manic depression.... What comes through is a remarkably whole person with the grit to defeat her disease." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "A riveting read. I devoured it at a single sitting and found the book almost as compelling on a second read.... An Unquiet Mind may well become a classic.... Jamison sets an example of courage." --Howard Gardner, Nature "Stunning.... [An] exquisite (in both a literary and medical sense) autobiography.... This is an important, wonderful book." -- Jackson Clarion Ledger "Extraordinary.... An Unquiet Mind must be read." -- The New England Journal of Medicine "A beautiful, funny, original book. Powerfully written, it is a wonderful and important account of mercurial moods and madness. I absolutely love this book." --Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides "A landmark.... The combination of the intensity of her personal life and the intellectual rigor of her professional experience make the book unique.... A vibrant and engaging account of the life, love and experience of a woman, a therapist, an academic, and a patient." -- British Medical Journal "Affecting, honest, touching ... fluid, felt and often lyrical." --Will Self, The Observer (London) "Quite astonishing.... Cuts through the dead jargon and detached observations of psychiatric theory and practice to create a fiery, passionate, authentic account of the devastation and exaltation, the blindness and illumination of the psychotic experience." -- The Sunday Times (London) "Rises to the poetic and has a mystical touch.... A courageous and fascinating book, a moving account of the life of a remarkable woman." -- The Daily Telegraph (London) "Fast-paced, startlingly honest and frequently lyrical.... Jamison has] a novelist's openness of phrase and talent for bringing character alive." -- Scotland on Sunday "Superbly written.... A compelling work of literature." -- Independent on Sunday (London)
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SynopsisNATIONAL 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., NATIONAL 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberRC516.J363 1995
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Ratings and reviews
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- 09 Apr, 2016Most favourable review
A true eye-opener, beautifully written.
This book has taught me so much about manic-depressive illness. This author is exquisite . Reading this is a welcome respite from the run- of- the- mill content you find in books that have been watered down for the mass market.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Jul, 2019Most critical review
Meh…
Very well written. The issue I had with it is that the book seemed more like a sales pitch for Lithium. I've been on Lithium, nearly killed me, I'd say it's one of the most dangerous drugs I've been on with more serious side effects. Her life is interesting, it is worth the read, if you look over the cheerleading for Lithium. A real memoir on Bipolar disorder to read is Manic by Terri Cheney, that one I'd recommend. Unsure if I'd recommend this one, all I can say it's interesting, wouldn't ever read it again though.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jun, 2025
Help in dealing with persons with mental illness.
It was a book about mental illness. If you have a family member or friend with mental illness, especially if they are bi-polar, it could be helpul. It's not terribly technical. I read it in less than two days. If persons with chemical dependency make the best counselors, wouldn't the same hold true with person with mental illness?Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Mar, 2018
Great Personal Disclosure
Recommend this book to everyone that has family or friends with mental health issues. Understanding is key. Congrats to the author for her candid disclosure.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Dec, 2018
Bi-polar
I’ve just started reading this book but it was recommended to me by my psychiatrist. This author suffered from this disorder and her experiences were written by someone who has a first hand experience with bi-polar.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 May, 2023
A great read
It gives persons suffering with mental illness a sense of hope that their are others out there thriving and you could be tooVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Jan, 2019
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness.
So easy to read, an insight into bipolar written without fear or favour.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Apr, 2018
Must read for bipolar people and loved ones
This is the second copy of An Unquiet Mind I have purchased because it's a book you reread and wind up giving to someone, but want to keep reading. The quality of writing is excellent. Parts make me laugh, parts make me cry but I relate to it all.. It's not too technical although Kay is a psychologist; she writes as a human being with an illness, not analytically and from a distance. Get a copy for yourself if you have BPD or get one for a friend or loved one who has it. This is a top choice in my library.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Feb, 2017
Very informative
My daughter is 40 yrs old and has been diagnosed with bipolar depression. She recommended the book to me. I knew very little about bipolar so the book has been very interesting. I would recommend it to anyone who knows someone who it bipolar.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Dec, 2017
Great Read
This book is for anyone suffering from bipolar disorder or anyone who knows someone who suffers. This book is raw and real. It opens up the hidden secrets and pain of bipolar disorder. Great writing and easy to read and understand.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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