Lim Xinhui, Galletly Cherrie
Psychiatry Registrar, Country Health SA Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Professor, Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, and; Ramsay Health Care (SA) Mental Health Services, Adelaide, SA, and; Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2019 Oct;27(5):469-471. doi: 10.1177/1039856219839489. Epub 2019 Apr 4.
Janet Frame (1924-2004) was one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors. Much of her work stems from her experiences as a psychiatric patient. She was hospitalised for about eight years with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Treatments included insulin coma therapy and unmodified electroconvulsive therapy. Her doctors then planned for her to have a leucotomy, which was cancelled upon discovery that one of her works had won a prestigious literary award. She subsequently moved to England and was assessed at the Maudsley Hospital by Sir Aubrey Lewis. She was found to never have suffered from schizophrenia; her condition was instead attributed to the effects of overtreatment and prolonged hospitalisation. She reflected profoundly on these experiences in her writing, and those who are interested in psychiatry are truly fortunate to have access to her autobiographies, fiction and poetry.
Janet Frame has written both autobiographical and fictional accounts of her many years of psychiatric treatment, describing individuals, interpersonal relationships, and everyday life in these institutions. Her own life story demonstrates extraordinary recovery and achievement.
珍妮特·弗雷姆（1924 - 2004）是新西兰最著名的作家之一。她的许多作品都源于她作为一名精神病患者的经历。她因被诊断为精神分裂症而住院约八年。治疗方法包括胰岛素昏迷疗法和未经改良的电休克疗法。她的医生随后计划为她进行脑白质切断术，但在发现她的一部作品获得了一项著名文学奖后，该手术被取消。她随后搬到了英国，并在莫兹利医院接受奥布里·刘易斯爵士的评估。结果发现她从未患过精神分裂症；她的病情反而归因于过度治疗和长期住院的影响。她在写作中深刻反思了这些经历，而对精神病学感兴趣的人能读到她的自传、小说和诗歌，实在是幸运。
珍妮特·弗雷姆撰写了关于她多年精神病治疗经历的自传体和虚构作品，描绘了这些机构中的人物、人际关系和日常生活。她自己的人生故事展现了非凡的康复与成就。
