An Unquiet Mind is a memoir by Kay Redfield Jamison, a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University. The book details her experience with bipolar disorder, which she was diagnosed with in her twenties.While the book is classified as nonfiction, there has been some debate about its accuracy. Some reviewers have noted that Jamison does not always adhere to the strict rules of memoir writing, and that she often uses literary devices such as metaphor and flashbacks to tell her story. Additionally, some of the events described in the book, such as Jamison's suicide attempt, have been disputed by her family and friends.Despite these concerns, An Unquiet Mind is generally considered to be a truthful and accurate account of Jamison's experience with bipolar disorder. The book has been praised for its candid portrayal of mental illness, and its ability to destigmatize a condition that is often misunderstood.