About the book
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.
Editions of An Unquiet Mind
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679443742
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679763307
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307498489
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780679447764
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307736345
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307736352
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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.
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What is An Unquiet Mind about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in An Unquiet Mind?
Society and Social Sciences > Psychology > Abnormal psychology
Where can I read a sample of An Unquiet Mind?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780679443742
Who is/are the Author/s of the book An Unquiet Mind?
Kay Redfield Jamison
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
An Unquiet Mind is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780679443742) and paperback(ISBN 9780679763307) and ebook(ISBN 9780307498489) and audiobook(ISBN 9780679447764) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307736345) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307736352)
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