Memoir #1

An Unquiet Mind - This book is not only an excellect book for anyone wishing to understand what is like to live with mental illness, particularly bipolar disorder, but is simply a great read. Written be Kay Redfield Jamison, a Professor of Psychiatry, and once a working clinical Psychologist, she has become an expert in bipolar disease. But Jamison's professional credentials are not what make this book such as arresting memoir; what creates the honesty of this account is the fact that Jamison has lived with bipolar disease herself since a teen. The momentous challenges that she face, including mania that propelled her into psychosis and depression that lead to a suicide attempt, makes this book both authentic, and informed. She discusses such issues as the refusal to take medication from the perspective of the healer and the one in need of healing. I highly suggest this book for better insight into what your child is and will face and also to give encouragement; there is hope for both success in their personal and professional lives.