Una Mente Inquieta No es la primera vez que la doctora Kay Redfield Jamison, psicologa y profesora de psiquiatria en la Johns Hopkins University en Estados Unidos, aborda, como especialista en la materia, el tema de la enfermedad maniaco-depresiva. Pero si es la primera vez que se propone ella misma como B+casoB;, contando su propia y estremecedora experiencia de enferma maniaco-depresiva, experiencia que la puso en condiciones de vivir en su propia carne los infiernos de ese mal, tan universal y, al mismo tiempo, tan mal conocido por el publico.En este testimonio personal, la autora hace el recuento emotivo y perturbador de su odisea a lo largo de treinta anos, desde el mas penoso caos mental hasta el dificil equilibrio psiquico que ha logrado alcanzar en la actualidad. Hija de un meteorologo de las fuerzas armadas y de Una maestra, desde muy nina empezo a mostrar un caracter que se revelaria precursor de la enfermedad. Poco despues de licenciarse en psicologia por la Universidad de California en Los Angeles, sufrio el primer verdadero episodio. Durante largos anos padecio numerosas recaidas a causa de su rechazo inicial a tomar de forma continuada el litio b'farmaco ideal en el tratamiento de tales pacientesb,' lo cual la condujo al divorcio, a la ruina y, por supuesto, al intento de suicidio.

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I was reading some reviews of the book written by people that disliked this. I just want to say, that for a person suffering from mental illness, the fact that you know jamieson's full CV and her academic struggles is important.

It's more of a - look, she was wildly successful, and dealing with this illness, and she finally came to terms with it, and now she's okay - and still wildly successful. I also want to say how brave it was for her to write this under her own name. It does a lot to irradi i was reading some reviews of the book written by people that disliked this.

I just want to say, that for a person suffering from mental illness, the fact that you know jamieson's full CV and her academic struggles is important. It's more of a - look, she was wildly successful, and dealing with this illness, and she finally came to terms with it, and now she's okay - and still wildly successful. I also want to say how brave it was for her to write this under her own name. It does a lot to irradicate the stigma against mental illness, and no doubt she met people in academia who had read her book but never met her, and formed opinions that might be less than true.

Free Reports. She really kind of put herself on the line for this, and i have to respect that. Those things aside, this book came to me at a very important time in my life.

(hence i remember the date i read it so well.) it was recommended by a psychiatrist i really respect, and. I'll admit, i was in the depths of a serious depressive episode, so perhaps it meant more to me then, but the book gave me hope. Because i want a professional career, i want to be well respected in my field - and jamieson proved that it was possible.