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Again, the writing is incredible. - Goodreads It's short, and her prose is eminently readable. - Goodreads What insight she would share I thought. - Goodreads Mainly I found the prose to be over the top. - Goodreads My advice is not to compare. - Goodreads For insights to bipolarism, this is the book. - Goodreads User Review - Flag as inappropriate There are no words to describe at how Kay Redfield Jamison, describes her encounters and life battle with Manic-Depressive Illness. I myself being manic-depressive, I try to read the book "An Unquiet Mind" at least once a year. To remind myself that I'm not in this alone. Many of the pages are coated in highlighter yellow....and there are passages that I will never forget and even recite many of the lines in my head during random moments. I believe Kay Redfield Jamison is one of the most powerful women and it just goes to show you that no matter what life throws at you, you can always overcome it, even when it seems impossible! Review: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and MadnessUser Review - Khanam - GoodreadsThis is a breathtaking book - beautifully written, incredibly honest, generous, courageous - it is a gift really. I anticipate it will stay with me a long, long time. I admired Kay's ability to mix ... Read full review Related books
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From Google ScholarBiology and the Future of Psychoanalysis: A New Intellectual ...Eric R Kandel - 1999 - American Journal of Psychiatry The Contours of Positive Human HealthCarol D Ryff, Burton Singer - 1998 - Psychological Inquiry Effectiveness of Psychosocial Treatments in Bipolar Disorder ...Nancy A Huxley, Sagar V Parikh, Ross J Baldessarini Creativity and Mental Illness: Is There a Link?Charlotte Waddell, FRCPC CCFP - 1998 - Can J Psychiatry References from web pagesSome Calm for an Unquiet Mind Jamison, Kay Redfield : An Unquiet Mind AN UNQUIET MIND by KAY JAMISON No Man is an Island: Jamison: "An Unquiet Mind" An Unquiet Mind Excerpt from “An Unquiet Mind” by Kay Redfield Jamison « Musings ... Reader's Guide : An Unquiet Mind NEJM -- An Unquiet Mind An Unquiet Mind essays An Unquiet Mind A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison Bibliographic information
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