In his article “Illness, Disability, and Ethical Life Writing,” G. Thomas Couser discusses illness and disability as related to ethical Life Writing. Since the issues came to his attention in the early 1990s, narratives of illness and disability have continued to proliferate in the US. And today, even as psychiatry moves away from narrative therapy toward drug therapy, narrative competence is being emphasized in the treatment of non-mental illness. Whether inside or outside the clinic, narratives of illness and disability can be in and of themselves restorative, if not healing. And yet, the production of such narratives is not without ethical pitfalls. Professional ethics do not necessarily prevent violation of privacy or other harms. G. Thomas Couser, "Illness, Disability, and Ethical Life Writing" page 2 of 7 CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture 20.5 (2018): Special Issue: Voices of Life, Illness and Disabilities in Life Writing and Medical Narratives. Ed. I-Chun Wang, Jonathan Locke Hart, Cindy Chopoidalo, and David Porter.

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疾病，残疾和道德生活写作

G. Thomas Couser在他的文章“疾病，残疾和道德生活写作”中讨论了与道德生活写作有关的疾病和残疾。自从1990年代初他开始关注这些问题以来，关于疾病和残疾的叙述在美国继续泛滥。如今，即使精神病学从叙述治疗转向药物治疗，在非精神疾病的治疗中也强调了叙述能力。无论是在诊所内还是在诊所外，疾病和残疾的叙述都可以恢复原状，甚至无法治愈。然而，这种叙述的产生并非没有道德陷阱。职业道德并不一定能防止侵犯隐私或其他伤害。G. Thomas Couser，“疾病，残疾和道德生活写作”，第2页，共7页CLCWeb：特刊：生活写作和医学叙事中的生命，疾病和残疾之声。埃德 I-Chun Wang，Jonathan Locke Hart，Cindy Chopoidalo和David Porter。