An ethical and social examination of dementia as depicted in Japanese film
An ethical and social examination of dementia as depicted in Japanese film
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DOI：
10.1136/jmh.2008.000836
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Fukuyama, M.
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作者：
Asai, A.;Sato, Y.;Fukuyama, M.
人口老龄化意味着痴呆症在日本是一个严重的社会问题。日本人对老龄化的态度越来越消极，老年人对生死的看法也各不相同。在痴呆症的医学治疗中存在许多伦理问题。在这种情况下，检查描述痴呆症患者的电影并考虑这些电影提出的问题是重要和有益的。通过电影，我们可以看到一个国家和时代的许多方面：文化和意识形态，道德和宗教，医疗，生死观，社会状况以及什么问题被视为问题。最好的电影既能娱乐观众，又能为观众提供思考社会问题的机会。在过去的30年里，日本共拍摄了10部关于痴呆症的电影，其中两部电影《暮光之城》和《明日的回忆》是本文的重点。在我们的分析中，我们考虑了三点：病人是如何被告知他们的疾病，人物的死亡愿望，和终端医疗护理。
The ageing population means that dementia is a serious social problem in Japan. Attitudes toward ageing in Japan are increasingly negative, and views of life and death among older people vary. Numerous ethical problems exist in the medical treatment of dementia. Amidst such conditions, it is important and beneficial to examine films that depict demented patients and to consider the issues raised by these films. Through film we see many aspects of a country and its times: culture and ideology, morality and religion, medical treatments, views on life and death, social conditions and what issues are viewed as problems. The best films both entertain audiences and provide viewers with opportunities to think about social problems. In the past 30 years, 10 films about dementia had been made in Japan and two of these-The Twilight Years (Kokotsu no hito) and Memories of Tomorrow (Ashita no kioku) are the main focus of this paper. In our analysis we consider three points: how the patients are informed of their disease, the characters' wishes for death, and terminal medical care.