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JameS  09/14/2008 10:06 AM Report

Hi!

I'm a general physician in Bolivia, South America.

My wife, also GP, that she has Bipolar disorder type I, was reading a book about Bipolar disorder, where we found your reference and we started to search on the net about Dr. Jamison.

We are planning to buy some books trough Amazon or ebay, in order to know more about your work on this field.

Here in South America there is a lack of information and resources available for the majority of patients.

We thank you for all your efforts related to this issue.

Also, if someone knows some virtual comminities discussing this topic or anything related, please let me know at: jaimitoteran@gmail.com

Thanks!!

patricia  08/15/2008 11:37 PM Report

Dr. Jamison:

You tell 'em! Thank-you so much!

Tammy Banner  08/15/2008 02:09 AM Report

Dear Dr. Jamison,

Thank you with all my heart for your courage and determination to both stay alive and share your experience with the rest of us who are struggling each day to find reasons to keep breathing. I have been on the medicine wheel for twenty years now and despite all the side effects and set backs, I feel incredibly blessed to have been born after the discovery of medications that are somewhat effective in alleviating the symptoms of bipolar disorder.

My greatest desire is to assist in the scientific research of this disease. Please feel free to contact me anytime if I can be of any help in any scientific study.

Thank you,

Tammy P Banner

tammybanner@charter.net

Thomas  08/14/2008 02:32 AM Report

I think a lot of these mental illnesses are closely related to each other genetically. Though phenomenologically there is a world of difference between schizophrenia and bipolar illness I think genetically the illnesses are quite similiar. This is minority view of course with the current wisdom being there are tens of hundreds of different genetic causes of schizophrenia bipolar etc. Of course the proof is the pudding. Kaye Jamison is certainly a thorougly admirable indvidual.

Kathy  08/12/2008 04:36 PM Report

Dr Redfield Jamison, I'm a 44yr female with Bipolar II, ADD, LD. I see a psycologist, but my psychiatrist left two months ago. I take my meds as prescribed. For the first time in my life I had to go to "Respite". There's so much for me to try and fix with this dx and my history that I don't know what to focus on first. You mentioned good pscho-therapy in this interview. Do you have any pointers on what should be focused on or what style/type of therapy should be used?

Laura  07/09/2008 04:38 PM Report

Thank you, so much, Dr. Jamison, for your informative interview and book, Night Falls Fast. I saw you and spoke to you in Chicago when you released this book and you are to be thanked for speaking so opening about your condition and the symptoms and facts relating to manic depressive illness.

I appreciate your efforts and information, as the parent whose son has been dealing with manic-depressive illness for the past eleven years.

Thank you, again, for your pioneering efforts on the behalf of all those that suffer with this complex illness.

Laura Fanucchi-Banash

Dave  02/14/2008 06:26 PM Report

Kay Redfield Jamison is a bonafide hero. Well, to me at least. Reading *An Unquite Mind* all those years ago really helped me understand what was happening to me. It is truly unfortunate that the awareness she helped create wasn't out there 32 years ago when my father suicided himself. What a difference a generation can make.

Priya P  01/18/2008 01:41 AM Report

Dear Dr. Jamison,

Thank you. I am a 18-year-old female with Bipolar I. I was diagnosed last year (during my senior year of high school) after a suicide attempt. I read "An Unquiet Mind" when I was in the hospital and it got me through a really difficult time. Thanks for the courage that you have displayed.

Irana Mozheyko  01/14/2008 03:34 PM Report

Dear Dr Jamison,

I've been bi-polar for 11 years. Read yr 'An Unquiet Mind' a few years ago. Have Ph.D in physics & maths from Moscow State Lomonosov University, an MA in linguistics (English), MA HRS from London Guildhall Univ., etc. Your book supported my living & thinking a lot and I would very much like to have yr permission to translate it into Russian and publish in Moscow, and am prepared to invest my own resources into this publication. May I have yr copyright permission for this publication pls?

Very truly yours, Irana Mozheyko.

telma perazzo  12/10/2007 11:26 AM Report

Dr.JAMISON,

I am manic depressive I(bi-polar)-

Im look for a psishiatrist in Houston-TEXAS.

Did you know?

I read your book,"AN UNQUIET MIND".

I have 59 years old.

Sincerely,Telma

judy friedlander  11/19/2007 06:28 AM Report

Ms. Jamison, do you have any suggestions for those of us left behind after a loved one has committed suicide?? my 50 yr young brother did so on august 5th this yr 2007. he shot himself. he was successful financially had a family(some marital problems)and dealing with physical pain and medicating alot.. we lived in different states..we spoke often..in addition to desperately wanting to understand "why"?, i am suffering, hurting, crying every day/often..i feel lonely, abandoned, unimportant, angry confused and the list goes on. I am so very sad.

Dolores  06/16/2007 01:24 AM Report

I only wish that there were more awareness on depression, manic depression and all other mental illnesses. As a mild manic depressive, sometimes I have to put up with unfeeling and uninformed comments on psychiatric issues from so-called intelligent people, and it's very stressful to have to shut up for fear of losing my job or having fingers pointed at me. It is actually unbelieavable that there are people out there who still think that mental illness is "the Devil's thing". I'm a total admirer of Dr. Jamison for her courage and insight.