The Hospital Always Wins: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161373512X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Issa Ibrahim writes with remarkable clarity and an artist’s skill for evoking place and time and the inner landscape of his own mind.” —Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic. “I picked up The Hospital Always Wins and couldn’t put it down
But that is only the beginning of his odyssey. Institutional and sexual sins cause further punishments, culminating in a heated legal battle for freedom. Written with great verve and immediacy, The Hospital Always Wins paints a detailed picture of a broken mental health system but also reveals the power of art, when nurtured in a benign environment, to provide a resource for recovery. Ultimately this is a story about survival and atonement through creativity and courage against almost insurmountable odds.. Following his father’s death, Issa, grief-stricken and vulnerable, travels down a road that leads to psychosis—and to one of the most nightmarish scenarios conceivable. Issa receives the insanity plea and is committed to an insane asylum with no release date. Issa Ibrahim’s memoir details in searing prose his development of severe mental illness leading to a horrific family tragedy, his acquittal by reason of insanity, and his subsequent commission to a mental hospital for nearly twenty years. Raised in an idyllic creative environment, mom and dad cultivating his talent, Issa watches his
CanifamDisappointing I am struggling to finish this book, because the writing is bad, and the narrator is unlikable. Based on the reviews on Amazon, I had expected good writing and a lot of psychological insight.. said Disappointing. I am struggling to finish this book, because the writing is bad, and the narrator is unlikable. Based on the reviews on Amazon, I had expected good writing and a lot of psychological insight.. "Incredible story of hope" according to Mark. Just finished reading this incredible story. Very powerful. Having met the author and having heard part of his story, made it all the more intense.A story about family, drug abuse, mental illness, death, grief and loss, but also of recovery, hope and the healing power of art and people in your life who believe in you.It's a personal story so don't expect an academic paper about how to improve the mental health system or all its shortcomings, though many examples are described in this book. I applaud the guts it takes to share this personal stor. "To Thine Own Self Be True" according to Susan O.. Anyone who has had a close friend, family member, a loved one, or they themselves with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder will enjoy this book. Gen pop included. Issa Ibrahim, through his humor and honesty, shows us there is a light at the end of the tunnel.