The Hospital Always Wins
A Memoir
by Issa Ibrahim
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About the Book
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.
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.
Issa Ibrahim's memoir has the distinction of being the first published works by an African American written from behind the walls of a mental institution.
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.
Issa Ibrahim's memoir has the distinction of being the first published works by an African American written from behind the walls of a mental institution.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Biographies & Memoirs
- Additional Categories Health & Fitness, New York
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Project Option: 6×9 in, 15×23 cm
# of Pages: 366 -
Isbn
- Softcover: 9798331267568
- Publish Date: May 20, 2024
- Language English
- Keywords true crime, mental health, art, memoir
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About the Creator
Issues Gallery
Queens, NY
As mental health has always been a taboo, stigmatized subject, the one thing people all fear, we at Issues Gallery lean into our respective issues, trauma, and treatment, benefitting from years of therapy, and using the arts as a way to understand and heal ourselves and others. We offer ourselves up as courageous examples of expressive arts therapy, healing, and using these tools; through exhibition of our work, art books, and memoirs, as guideposts and breadcrumbs for others still lost in the fog of mental illness and instability but aware enough to want to find a way out.