艾琳从不说一个字,但是她那双漂亮的棕色眼睛会忽闪出光芒,似乎告诉我,她能听懂我说的一切。第一次见到病人艾琳时,我才17岁,在斯托克顿精神病医院当实习护士。此后的5年时间里,我都是在一个住着大约有100名病人的病区工作。有些病人有很强的攻击倾向,所以经常要给他们穿上约束衣,限制他们的活动。那时,艾琳20多岁,属于被要求穿约束衣的一组病人,虽然我 Irene never said a word, but her pretty brown eyes glittered, as if to tell me she could understand everything I said. When I first met Irene, I was 17 and was an intern nurse at Stockton Psychiatric Hospital. During the next five years, I was working in a ward with about 100 patients. Some patients have a strong propensity to attack, so they often have to wear restraints to limit their activities. At that time, Irene was in his 20s and belonged to a group of patients who were asked to wear restraint clothing, although I was