Williams Ian C M
Med Humanit. 2012 Jun;38(1):21-7. doi: 10.1136/medhum-2011-010093. Epub 2012 Jan 25.
Among the growing number of works of graphic fiction, a number of titles dealing directly with the patient experience of illness or caring for others with an illness are to be found. Thanks in part to the Medical Humanities movement, many medical schools now encourage the reading of classic literature to gain insight into the human condition. Until recently, the medium of comics (the term is used in the plural to refer to both the physical objects and the attendant philosophy and practice surrounding them) has received little attention from healthcare scholars, even though some authors argue that graphic fiction is, in fact, a form of literature. This paper suggests that it is time that the medium was examined by healthcare professionals and studies some acclaimed comic works. Drawing on the principles of narrative medicine, this paper will ask whether comics and graphic novels could be used as a resource for health professionals, patients and carers.
在越来越多的图像小说作品中，可以找到一些直接涉及患者患病经历或照顾患病他人经历的作品。部分得益于医学人文运动，许多医学院校现在鼓励阅读经典文学作品以洞察人类状况。直到最近，漫画这种媒介（该术语用复数形式指代实体作品以及围绕它们的相关理念和实践）几乎没有受到医疗保健学者的关注，尽管一些作者认为图像小说实际上是一种文学形式。本文认为，现在是医疗保健专业人员审视这种媒介并研究一些广受赞誉的漫画作品的时候了。借鉴叙事医学的原则，本文将探讨漫画和图像小说是否可以作为健康专业人员、患者及护理人员的一种资源。
