An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Name: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Price: 8.99 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (7323 reviews)
Author: Kay Redfield Jamison

by Kay Redfield Jamison

Nonfiction Memoir

4.5 (7,323)

4.5 stars from 7,323 reviews. One of the highest rated Nonfiction books we track.

223 pages~3.7 hr readPublished by Vintage BooksPublished 1995-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're curious about what bipolar disorder actually feels like beyond the clinical definition, and you want a precise, unflinching account from someone who knows both sides.
You've struggled with your own mental health and want to read something that doesn't minimise the appeal of mania or the shame of breakdown.
You work in medicine, psychology, or caregiving and need perspective on what your patients or loved ones might be experiencing from the inside.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a recovery narrative with a tidy ending; Jamison's story is more complicated and honest than that.
You prefer lighter memoirs without detailed discussions of suicidal ideation, psychiatric hospitalisation, or medication resistance.
You want practical coping strategies or a self-help approach; this is introspective writing, not a how-to guide.

About this book

An Unquiet Mind is a memoir by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison about bipolar illness. Jamison is a leading authority on manic-depressive illness who has also lived with the condition herself. While building a career in academic medicine, she experienced the same severe mood swings affecting her patients—intense highs and devastating depressions that led to reckless spending, violent episodes, and a suicide attempt. The memoir examines bipolar illness from two angles: that of a medical professional and that of a patient. Jamison explores both the terrors of the illness and its paradoxical appeal, including her own resistance to medication at times.

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Currently 4.5★ from 7,323 reviews

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