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An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

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WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORIn 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.From the Trade Paperback...

Who reads An Unquiet Mind?

It is typically read by readers building habits, skills, productivity or wellbeing.

Common subject areas: self-improvement, productivity, wellness.

Author
Kay Redfield Jamison
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
2011
Language
EN
Category
health
Subjects
Psychology, Social_sciences
Rating
4.03 / 5 (81 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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