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in Reading, PA, The United States

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http://www.Charleytown.com

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Contemporary, Suspense, Crime

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Miles Davis, John Coltrane a variety of psychiatrists, Southern cooks, ...more

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I am a psychiatrist who recently worked at a large state hospital for the criminally insane, Napa State Hospital, where I was the Medical Chief of Staff. My inspiration and ideas came through my experiences, although the Bay Area State Hospital (BASH) is totally fictional.

Currently I live in Napa California, but the hospital I write about is set near Charleston, SC, a place where I lived and worked, went to school, and got married.

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“The old joke is that psychiatrists are doctors who can't stand the sight of blood. Maybe they can't stand it, but if they work where I work, they damn well better get used to it.
At least surgeons and prizefighters get to wear gloves”
― Mike Bartos, Bash

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