An Unquiet Mind tells the story of Jamison’s battle with manic depression. OR bipolar disorder as it’s now known—and how she coped through meds, therapy, and, most importantly, writing. It’s an honest, unfiltered account of mental illness that takes you inside the mind of someone afflicted without being condescending or dismissive.
Overview About “An Unquiet Mind” by “Kay Redfield Jamison”
Chronic illness or mental health issues (especially bipolar disorder) have no prejudice towards anyone. Anyone can suffer from it and it could happen to any individual at any point in time. For example, MGH is a prominent private psychiatric hospital in Boston. And one of their top physicians became chronically ill and suffered for twenty years until she was finally diagnosed with bipolar disease. She suffered from bouts of depression, psychosis, and hypomania before finally being treated with lithium carbonate. Bipolar disorder is also referred to as manic-depressive illness; which is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels. And the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
Reviews About “An Unquiet Mind” by “Kay Redfield Jamison”
In An Unquiet Mind, Dr. Jamison writes about having experienced manic-depressive illness since adolescence. She details how she was diagnosed and treated in various ways throughout her life for her condition. Discusses types of medications and their benefits, side effects, etc., along with other medical treatments tried to relieve symptoms like insomnia. She also describes how relationships affected by manic depression can be both healed and strained. Because of attitudes or actions regarding the illness. The author explains that while some people with manic depression are very high functioning. Others are not as able to complete even simple tasks during an episode. Her own personal experience is presented in an enlightening manner without overwhelming us with scientific jargon or dry recitations of dates and places visited throughout her life where the treatment occurred.
About “Kay Redfield Jamison” the author of “An Unquiet Mind”
Kay Redfield Jamison is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her work has won numerous awards, including a National Book Award, a National Book Critics Circle Award, and a Lelia J. Robinson Trustee Award from Bryn Mawr College. She has authored more than 175 scientific publications and chapters for various books. As well as written two highly acclaimed books about manic-depressive illness: An Unquiet Mind and Touched with Fire. She is an accomplished public speaker and frequently appears on television, radio shows, and in print, interviews to discuss her work on mood disorders.
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