An Unquiet Mind

A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Kay Redfield Jamison (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2015
Picador (Verlag)
978-1-4472-7528-2 (ISBN)

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A definitive examination of manic depression.

An Unquiet Mind is a definitive examination of manic depression from both sides: doctor and patient, the healer and the healed. A classic memoir of candour and courage, filledwith the wit and wisdom of its writer, Dr Kay Redfield Jamison.

'It stands alone in the literature of manic depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty.' – Oliver Sacks

With an introduction by Andrew Solomon, writer and lecturer on psychology and culture.

I was used to my mind being my best friend. Now, all of a sudden, my mind had turned on me: it mocked me for my vapid enthusiasms; it laughed at all of my foolish plans; it no longer found anything interesting or enjoyable or worthwhile.

Dr Kay Redfield Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic depression (bipolar disorder) – and has experienced its terrors and cruel allure first-hand. While pursuing her career in medicine, she was affected by the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic lows that afflicted many of her patients.

From her jubilant childhood to the disquiet that has dominated her adult life, she charts a journey through her own mind, and those of others.

'Unashamedly honest' – New York Times Book Review

Kay Redfield Jamison is Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as well as Honorary Professor of English at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She is the author of An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, Manic-Depressive Illness (with F. Goodwin) and Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide. She is the recipient of numerous national and international scientific awards, was distinguished lecturer at Harvard University in 2002 and the Litchfield lecturer at the University of Oxford in 2003. She is a John P. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.2015
Reihe/Serie	Picador Classic
Einführung	Andrew Solomon
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 197 mm
Gewicht	186 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
ISBN-10	1-4472-7528-4 / 1447275284
ISBN-13	978-1-4472-7528-2 / 9781447275282
Zustand	Neuware