Jamison’s book, Exuberance: The Passion for Life, was selected by The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, and The San Francisco Chronicle as one of the best books of 2004 and by Discover magazine as one of the best science books of the year. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide also was a national bestseller, translated into 15 languages, and selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of 1999. It was on The New York Times bestsellers list for more than five months and has been translated into 20 languages. Her best-sellling books include Touched with Fire, An Unquiet Mind, Night Falls Fast, and Exuberance, and Manic-Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression. She also is the co-author of the standard medical text on manic-depressive illness, which was chosen in 1990 as the “Most Outstanding Book in Biomedical Sciences” by the American Association of Publishers.Īn Unquiet Mind, her memoir about her experiences with manic-depressive illness, was cited by several major publications as one of the best books of 1995.
She is also Honorary Professor of English at the University of St.
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.Kay Redfield Jamison is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center. While pursuing her career in medicine, she was affected by the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic lows that afflicted many of her patients. 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. A classic memoir of enormous candour and courage, it teems with the wit and wisdom of its writer, Dr Kay Redfield Jamison.With an introduction by Andrew Solomon, writer and lecturer on psychology and culture.'It stands alone in the literature of manic depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty.' - Oliver SacksI was used to my mind being my best friend. An Unquiet Mind is a definitive examination of manic depression from both sides: doctor and patient, the healer and the healed.
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