An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness | Kay Redfield Jamison

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness | Kay Redfield Jamison | Just Like My Father

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An Unquiet Mind: A...

	An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 332 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Vividly illustrative

"An Unquiet Mind" was one of the first books I read when my teens were diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Reading Jamison's words not only enabled me to understand my childrens' inner processes, but also helped me to parent them more compassionately.

Just Like My Father

When I read "An Unquiet Mind" I saw my father, a house painter and furniture maker sharing the same experience as Dr. Jamison. Now there are so many things I finally understand. My father was put on Lithium by the Veteran's Administration. The VA had no communication with us. Thank you for this enlightening text.

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Excellent view from Dr. Jamison

The author is a specialist is this disorder, having suffered from it all of her life and is also a Psychiatrist and author of numerous materials and books on the subject. Great insight into the mind of the bi-polar person. A must read.

helpful

K. Jamison has done a great service with her informative book and self-revelations about bipolar disease. Helpful to both therapists and others to better understand the severity of the disease.

not what I expected

I am bipolar and this book was recommended by my doctor. I was hoping for a book that shared thoughts and experiences similar to what I have been through; instead I feel that she focused too much on her relationships and how people responded to her illness rather than her actual experiences with it. She is an academic and I felt that she was writing to other academics rather than the average person. Her language choice sometimes made the book cumbersome and boring and I never felt the connection with her as a person that I had been looking for. While I appreciate her honesty and willingness to share something so personal, and there were bits here and there that I could relate to, I did not really enjoy reading this book as much as I thought I would.

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