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A 3 page book review that compares 2 autobiographical texts on depression. William Styron (Darkness Visible, 1990) and Kay Redfield Jamison (An Unquiet Mind, 1997) have written detailed autobiographical accounts of their experiences with mental illness. Styron, a noted author, at the age of sixty found himself plunged into despair by pathological depression. Jamison, a noted psychiatrist, records how she was plagued by bipolar disorder throughout her life. In both texts, these authors relate first-hand accounts that give the details of the internal and external ramifications of their disease. In so doing, they provide the reader with accounts that have profound sociological and psychological effects by accurately describing what it is like to experience these mental disorders. No additional sources cited.
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noted author, at the age of sixty found himself plunged into despair by pathological depression. Jamison, a noted psychiatrist, records how she was plagued by bipolar disorder throughout her life.
In both texts, these authors relate first-hand accounts that give the details of the internal and external ramifications of their disease. In so doing, they provide the reader with accounts
that have profound sociological and psychological effects by accurately describing what it is like to experience these mental disorders. What comes across in both accounts is the intense mental
anguish that is involved with dealing with depression. Jamison suffers from bipolar disorder, which is when the individual has extreme mood swings, experiencing euphoric highs, but followed by dark depressions
(DSM-IV 177). Jamison conveys the extreme psychic pain that she endured, but how she began to heal when she met and fell in love with a man who accepted her
illness. She writes how, for the first time, she felt that she was "not alone in dealing with all the pain and uncertainty, and it was clear to me that
he genuinely wanted to understand my illness and to take care of me" (Jamison 145). Unfortunately, this man, David, dies of a massive heart attack at the age of 44
before the author has a chance to build a life with him. However, what comes across in Jamisons account is how this relationship put her on the road to recovery,
helping to heal her mind and spirit. Simply knowing that she could be loved and that she was not alone was significantly healing for this author and, by implication, her
sharing of her story sends a message of hope to those who likewise suffer from depression. The positive overall result of her relationship is evident in the way that Jamison
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