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An Unquiet Mind : A Memoir of Moods and Madness

By: Series: Picador ClassicPublication details: England; Picador; 2015Description: 227 Pages; PaperbackISBN:
  • 9781447275282
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.89 JAM
Summary: 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. 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 enormous candour and courage, it teems with the wit and wisdom of its creator.
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Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Karachi Biography 616.89 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PKLC023344
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Lahore Biography 616.89 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PKLC023596
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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. 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 enormous candour and courage, it teems with the wit and wisdom of its creator.

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