Quotessence
Home / Authors / Kay Redfield Jamison
Kay Redfield Jamison

Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes

Psychologist

Filter quotes by topic

AllIllnessPeopleSuicideBipolarThinkingIfsManicMental IllnessMoodDepressionWayPainFeelsManiaMindWellsDepressiveEnoughGriefKind

Famous Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes

“Far too many doctors-many of them excellent physicians-commit suicide each year; one recent study concluded that, until quite recently, the United States lost annually the equivalent of a medium-sized medical school class from suicide alone. Most physician suicides are due to depression or manic-depressive illness, both of which are eminently treatable. Physicians, unfortunately, not only suffer from a higher rate of mood disorders than the general population, they also have a greater access to very effective means of suicide.”

YearsMeanStatesSchoolSufferingLostUnitedClassUnited StatesStudyGreaterHigherDoctorsSuicideRatePopulationIllnessDuesAccessMedicalMoodCommitMediumsExcellentDisorderPhysiciansManicMedical SchoolDepressiveYear OneMood Disorders
Book:An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Create image

“I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic-depressive illness. If lithium were not available to me, or didn't work for me, the answer would be a simple no... and it would be an answer laced with terror. But lithium does work for me, and therefore I can afford to pose the question. Strangely enough, I think I would choose to have it. It's complicated.”

IfsThinkingDoeI CanEnoughWould BeChoicesGivenSimpleAnswersIllnessTerrorAvailableComplicatedBipolarManicDepressiveLithium
Book:An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Create image

“The Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast you first must make it beautiful. In some strange way, I have tried to do that with manic-depressive illness. It has been a fascinating, albeit deadly, enemy and companion; I have found it to be seductively complicated, a distillation both of what is finest in our natures, and of what is most dangerous.”

WayFirstsBelieveHas BeensBeautifulFoundEnemyDangerousStrangeIllnessComplicatedConquerChineseBeastFascinatingCompanionFinestManicDepressiveDistillation
Book:An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Create image