《台北人》疾病健康與身心情緒的探討

The Investigate of Birth, Death, Illness and Old Age with “Taipei People”

《台北人》一書是白先勇創作的14篇短篇小說，書中記述隨政府來人士在台北都會地區的各種生活面貌，並載錄這一段過渡時間上流社會的社交應酬，休閒娛樂，低層社會的生活打拼，以及民眾的日常消遣。此過渡期間有人能適應，有人無法適應，書中也有生老病死、心理情緒等的書寫，本文從解讀小說的休閒面向予以覽閱，再借由人性觀點加以分析探討，並從醫病情緒與醫療照顧的思維方式切入，借由人文角度析理解構台北人「今、昔」的心理情緒與疾病恙痛。雖然今日因醫藥發達，人均壽命增長，但身心情緒發展並未隨之改進，是社會的隱憂。且台灣地區已邁向人口老化，老年人的各項照顧與醫療也成為社會值得重視的問題，本文並以社會發展應有的面向探討：(1)老人居家照護的改善，(2)年長者健康檢查的強化，(3)長期病患照料的改進，以使其活得健康，活得快樂，此不僅是社會發展所應伴隨的責任，實則減輕社會醫護的負擔。

To read the novel is a relax mood. “Taipei People” is a novel written by Pai Hsien-Yung. There are 14 short stories in this book which narrated about the persons came from mainland china to a strange place Taipei. During this transition period, some of them can adaptable themselves in a new environment, but some of them cannot. Some of them circle above the upper class society. And some of them work hard in the underworld society. “Taipei People” recorded all the life-style in their living process. In this study, we use literature viewpoints and focus on the birth, death, illness and old age of Taipei people. And then compare with nowadays livening life.