An unquite mind was a story in which i learned that the author experienced her reality with depression with a very unique personal perception. I was not informed by her level of personal battles of depression. She relived most of her on going behaviors throughout the book. Is a very well depicted story and like i said, a learning pre-percieved point of view. Loved it!!

This is a very honest tale of a courageous intelligent woman dealing with manic-depressive disorder. In addition to having this crippling disease she also treats those who are manic. Jamison finds relief with medication (Lithium) and describes her trials with staying on the medication. She becomes a staunch proponent of psychotherapy AND medication. The story is more biographical than it is disease descriptive. I learnt a great deal about manic-depressive disease such as its genetic basis. After finishing the book I felt a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for Ms Jamison in detailing her experiences despite the stigma attached to mental illness.

This is a story about the author and how her manic depressive illness has affected her. Interesting read, devastating and vindicating.

This memoir fell far from my expectations. The writing sounded cold, impersonal, and clinical. Author should have focused more on the details of the manias and depressions, instead of the accomplishments in her career. However, I praise her for having the courage to write it.