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003    OCoLC 
005    20160528105432.0 
008    160516s2016    ilu           000 0aeng   
010      2016010236 
020    9781613735121|q(hardback) 
020    161373512X|q(hardback) 
035    (OCoLC)949922754 
037    |bIndependent Pub Group, 814 N Franklin st, Chicago, IL, 
       USA, 60610, (312)3370747|nSAN 201-2936 
040    DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCO|dWHP 
042    pcc 
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049    WHPP 
050 00 RC464.I27|bA3 2016 
082 00 616.890092|aB|223 
082 04 616.85/81|223   
084    BIO017000|aBIO026000|2bisacsh 
100 1  Ibrahim, Issa,|eauthor. 
245 14 The hospital always wins :|ba memoir /|cIssa Ibrahim. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 Chicago, Illinois :|bLawrence Hill Books,|c[2016] 
300    279 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "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 
       family's descent into chaos in the drug-crazed late 1980s.
       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. 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"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
520    "Issa Ibrahim's memoir details in searing prose his 
       development of severe mental illness leading to the 
       accidental killing of his mother, his acquittal by reason 
       of insanity, and his subsequent commission to a mental 
       hospital for nearly twenty years"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
600 10 Ibrahim, Issa,|xMental health. 
650  0 Mentally ill|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Mentally ill offenders|xInstitutional care|zNew York. 
650  0 Mother and child|vBiography. 
650  0 Paranoid schizophrenia|xTreatment.  
650  0 Paranoid schizophrenics|xFamily relationships.  
650  0 Mental illness|xTreatment|zUnited States.  
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.|2bisacsh 
655  0 Autobiographies.|2lcgft   
776 08 |iOnline version:|aIbrahim, Issa, author.|tHospital always
       wins|bFirst edition.|dChicago, Illinois : Lawrence Hill 
       Books, [2016]|z9781613735138|w(DLC) 2016023212 
994    C0|bWHP