Chock Full of Nuts: My 28 Days Inside a Premier Psychiatric Hospital and the Shocking Truth

Chock Full of Nuts is a raw, unflinching memoir that explores the enduring flaws in the institutional treatment of mental health, tracing its stagnation from the shocking practices depicted in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to the present day.

With firsthand experience in what he darkly dubs “summer camp,” a euphemism for a modern-day asylum, JaKob Williams recounts harrowing episodes of institutional care, reflecting on the controversial methods still in use today. From grappling with elec...