FIVE YEARS IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL
Tuncer Kelleci, who was sent to Elazığ Mental Hospital as director when he was only 23 years old, was an idealistic young man when he stepped inside this huge hospital filled with mentally ill patients. Patients from all corners of the country came, some laughing, some silent, some shouting, and some crying incessantly, all saying, "I'm not crazy, get me out of here..." Tuncer Kelleci, the author of the book "Five Years in a Mental Hospital," says, "I understood better how precious a jewel the mind is, working for five years as a manager in a place where there was no mind, among thousands of mentally ill patients and those trying to give them advice." This book recounts, in a rare first-hand account, the experiences, observations, and historical records of an administrator who spent many years managing psychiatric hospitals...
Author: Tuncer Kelleci
Publisher: Hürriyet Kitap
ISBN: 9789753141468
Binding: Paperback
Language: Turkish
Dimensions: 13.5 x 21 cm
Number of Pages: 152