Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison

6 reviews

kelshenka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

An important book for anyone who works with people who have a mood disorder. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

littleseal's review against another edition

This has been on my to-read list for years, both as a therapist and a daughter of a mother who has bipolar disorder. 

Thank you for being vulnerable. Obviously some of the information Kay wrote is outdated now, but it's still a very intense look into psychology during the 70s/80s, as well as someone struggling with what was then-called manic-depressive disorder.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Medical content, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

elisadeth's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide and Death

beth_taggard's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Abandonment, Addiction, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

mamakiwi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

WOW

What a treasure. This is absolutely going to be best book of the year if not top three. It was such an amazing read. The story and the writing was great, I truly connected and I feel as though I found a companion in this memoir. This illness leaves one prone to loneliness. I didn't feel so lonely after reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

tetedump's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Medical content, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Mental illness