McDowell D J
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1971 Jul;59(3):450-7.
This paper describes the involvement of patients in the Patients' Library at McLean Hospital, and the relationship between them and the librarian in library activities. The publication of a patients' magazine is discussed, with case histories of persons who had taken part in its production. The Patients' Librarian has a personal role in patient therapy, and accounts are given of various activities such as play-reading, poetry-reading, and the discussion of poems by established writers, with therapeutic aims in view. Actual clinical experiences are given.
本文描述了患者在麦克莱恩医院患者图书馆中的参与情况，以及他们与图书馆员在图书馆活动中的关系。文中讨论了一本患者杂志的出版情况，并介绍了参与其制作的人员的案例。患者图书馆员在患者治疗中发挥着个人作用，并阐述了各种活动，如戏剧朗读、诗歌朗诵以及对知名作家诗歌的讨论，这些活动都以治疗为目的。文中还给出了实际的临床经验。
