![]() ![]() The steadiest of the three children, Dean is the one that Jamison turns to in moments of distress. Three years older than her, he acted as a role model and protector to his younger sister. Jamison's older brother is an important figure in her early development. As Jamison aged, her father developed a drinking habit and became more prone to depression and violent outbursts. Later, his moods took a turn for the worse. Susceptible to grand moods and ideas, he would spend large amounts of time lecturing his children on literature, linguistics, and the meaning of life. During her early childhood, he was a big personality beloved by the neighborhood children. The disease progressively strained his relationship with his family. Also manic-depressive, Colonel Jamison's mental illness slowly emerged over the course of Jamison's life. He is credited with laying the basis for Jaison's love of literature, science, and the sky. Marshall Jamison is a meteorologist who strongly encouraged his daughter's love of medicine. A colonel in the Air Force, he raised her with a sense of duty and rigidity. Marshall Verdine Jamison is Jamison's father. In An Unquiet Mind, she relates how the disorder has influenced her life, and the good and bad that comes with manic-depressive illness. ![]() Jamison has lived her entire life with bipolar disorder. Kay Jamison is the first-person narrator of this autobiographical book. ![]()
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