An unquiet mind

An unquiet mind

by Jamison, Kay R.

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"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…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :An unquiet mind / Kay Redfield Jamison.

Summary

"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."--Provided by publisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1996.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Vintage Books
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1996.

The Physical Object

  • Description:223 pages ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0679763309, 9780679763307, 0679443746, 9780679443742
  • oclc:ocn462455664
  • LC Classification:RC516
  • Dewey Decimal:616.89/5/0092

Table of Contents

The wild blue yonder -- A not so fine madness -- This medicine, love -- An unquiet mind.

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Autobiographies Autobiography Biographies Biography Bipolaires -- Biographies. -- États-Unis Bipolar disorder collective biographies Colleges and universities -- Faculty Jamison, Kay R. Manic-depressive illness -- Biography Mental health People with bipolar disorder People with bipolar disorder -- Biograp… Professeures (Enseignement supérieur) -… United States Women college teachers Women college teachers -- Biography. --…

Writers

Jamison, Kay R.

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