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A Place for Lost Souls - A nurse's stories of hope and despair from a 1980s psychiatric hospital
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A Place for Lost Souls - A nurse's stories of hope and despair from a 1980s psychiatric hospital
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'Ultimately, my experiences as a mental health nurse have taught me
that we should judge less and open our hearts more.' Belinda Black
was just seventeen years old when she began working as a nursing
assistant at the large and foreboding 'madhouse', as it was then
known to the villagers of her hometown in the north of England.
Following in the footsteps of her mother, she went on to spend a
decade caring for patients with widely varying mental health
problems, all locked up together and out of view of society. Some
had suffered unimaginable trauma, several had violent and volatile
tendencies, but amongst this Belinda found moments of joy and even
friendship with her patients. But A Place for Lost Souls is also
about the other psychiatric nurses there, from those like Sister
Kane who suffered from depression and found treating others a
welcome distraction, to others like Belinda's friend Sally, who
always had a sense of humour however dark the situation. Together,
against a backdrop of rattling keys, clanging iron doors, and wards
that smelled of disinfectant and stale smoke, these people came
together to get through another day. Until the hospital, along with
many others, had its doors closed in 1991 - the biggest change to
mental healthcare in NHS history. The result is a moving, shocking
but ultimately life-affirming account of a unique and noble
profession, told from the frontlines. Amongst so much sadness and
distress, and despite witnessing some of the darkest corners of
human suffering, Belinda finds hope: in the camaraderie of her
colleagues, in the patients she cares for, and in her unwavering
belief that even people who have committed violent crimes are
fundamentally good.
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Imprint: |
Quercus Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2024 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Belinda Black
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5294-2968-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-5294-2968-4 |
Barcode: |
9781529429688 |
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