1 100 6429 http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/1230f9c4f00d73be1d469b9abdd26496.pdf 8e349e2582d217a5d7b01049fe29f056 PDF Text Text January 12, 1997 Dear Jack, It was good to hear from you again; I also received a card from Sophie and her family on holiday. All is well here. Martha has just returned from a short visit to our two grandchildren in Phoenix. The are growing well and the reports were glowing. My son, as a Department chairman, is in that phase of his life that he is dealing with ‘movers and shakers’ -- deans, university presidents, and corporate executives. He likes the power. At the same time, he is at a pinnacle of his research career, with much research money and many students, and has to decide which effort -- the academic or the political -- to follow. Martha reminds me that I was in the same phase when I was in Missouri as the head of an institute. I am glad I chose the research. On the topic of research, a few years ago I urged some leaders in ECT to organize a study comparing the efﬁcacy of continuation ECT to that of continuation medications [lithium and a tricyclic]. After three years of bargaining, the Government has awarded grants to four hospitals in a collaborative effort. Unfortunately, the federal funds are inadequate to do the study properly. In the past, universities were willing to support the research effort, seeing such work as part of their academic responsibility. No longer. The issue now is wholly -— how much money do you bring in as a clinician; how much are we paying you; and if we cannot make a proﬁt, maybe it is time to go. So, I am in the process of returning the money to NIMH. The process has become ugly. The Dean has asked whether I am willing to retire now. After all, he says, he can hire two psychiatrists for my salary. When I noted that I have been accorded all sorts of honors as a teacher and as a leader in research, he smiled and said that the school had paid me for such efforts in the past, but for me to ‘get with it’ -- the times have changed. Martha and I have begun the necessary dialogue to retire later this year, after I have completed my present assignments. These end in June and after some months of terminal leave, I should be free. My book ELECTROSHOCK is coming along nicely. I have written a for the laity. I have a good publisher [Oxford University Press]. All the main description chapters are written; I am busy with the end-notes and appendices. While it will not lead many to this useful treatment, it will serve to answer some questions. �As with my university, a similar immediate return seems to have affected old your company. Earlier in the year, when mirtazepine [ORG 3770] was about to be marketed, I reached the research director at Organon USA and suggested that we undertake a clinical trial of mirtazepine in delusional depressed patients, with an eye to deﬁning its efﬁcacy in hospitalized patients. I noted that the ﬁling data in the US. [which he had sent me] was limited to out—patients. In return, he said that they were not at all interested in testing mirtazepine in in—patients. [I do miss the days when it was possible to talk directly to Organon’s leaders] I replied that I ran a clinic of depressed patients and I offered to examine mirtazepine in either our depressed patients after a course of ECT [was it as effective as a tricyclic in continuation treatrnent?] or in those who were not so ill, and for whom we could deﬁne the clinical efﬁcacy at the same time as its effects on adrenal functions. Again, he wrote to say that they were not interested. Too bad. The competition for attention in modern psychopharmacology is based wholly on hiring ‘names’ to give ‘talks’ about new drugs and to ‘testify’ as to their effects. Most of my peers are already on the do g-leash for other compounds [of which there are about eight]. I fear that mirtazepine will have no better fate than mianserin in this country. Martha continues her supervision of student teachers; our daughter Rachel in Massachusetts has adopted a lovely, bright, and intelligent Chinese girl whom we love. And Linda has convinced her husband to take a position in Virginia -- they are building their home on almost 200 acres of mountain-top nearby to her college. I continue to give courses in ECT and lecture on my new-found interest, the syndrome of catatonia. Martha and I are off to Melbourne in late February. That will be our ﬁrst trip to Australia. So, we move on from one phase to another. When I step down, it should be possible to travel more freely. We will see. Meanwhile, Martha joins me in thanking you for your kind note, and we wish you and your family continuing health in 1997. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: ?, Jack Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-170 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/61c33925791b5d54df352aaeb8e8f263.pdf 0409434e3bdb6db1fdf603492858b4f1 PDF Text Text Walter Sannita, M.D. Institute for Neurophysiopathology University Hospital San Martino 1 6 1 32 GENOA, ITALY February 4, 1997 Dear Walter, Thanks for your recent notes. I worked on the IPEG Artiles of Association and enclose my pencilled comments. I think that some members would be shocked to think that the residual money -- even if there will not be any -- was committed to the German EEG Society. Better to have the ofﬁcers decide what to do at the end. It is usual to give a party and spend all the money when a society dissolves. Good times and good memories should be had by all. As for Dr. Valducci, it is a tragedy. But, electroshock is a surgical procedure and even if someone has given more than one-million treatments, the same care must be given to the one— millionth-and-one. The patient’s death, as described, is the result of a doctor’s error. It happens, but that does not excuse the physician. The family deserves recompense. The reason is simple —if there is a question about eating before ECT, the treatment is either passed over; or if the treatment is compelled by the state of the patient, it can be given, provided that the patient is intubated. [Hence, our insistence in the US. on an anesthesiologist for every treatment] Tell Dr. Valducci we are sympathetic, but he seems to have erred. I am off to Astralia for two weeks. It seems that they want an American ‘course’ in ECT and Martha agreed to go with me. My best regards to Titty. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Sannita, Walter Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-169 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/d09c6edd336dd64fdd9c870cb01b5ce1.pdf dfd8dae2a3557321796cb4382af9aca4 PDF Text Text February 5, 1997 Henry Pechstein, MD. 145 Cathedral avenue Hempstead, New York 11550-1125 Dear Henry, What a lovely surprise! It was a pleasure to look through that Newsletter of 1959 and to realize that it was almost 40 years ago. The names alone -- Lenzner, Nord, Shapiro, Zuger, Bauer, Whittier, and the speakers Nate Klein and Harvey Tompkins-brought back images. I remember almost all of them. It was a much freer time in psychiatry; our battles with the psychologists seem like the battles of Neanderthals today. archives. I am delighted that you are sending the old numbers to the Society I am still teaching at Stony Brook. I have maintained an active research interest, and seem to have made a name in keeping electroshock alive. My book in 1979 was useful; my student Richard Abrams took it over in 1988 and is now issuing his third edition. Not to compete with him, I decided that a ‘popular’ book on electroshock was needed and I have just signed a contract with Oxford University Press for a ‘trade’ [read= popular] book which I hope to have done by June. All in all, life has been good to me. I trust the same for you. My thanks for thinking of me. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Pechstein, Henry Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-168 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/f3b4535cd8d18345eba5e6ce2381ad8f.pdf 673e3836611ae6e6892168734b53f624 PDF Text Text February 6, 1997 Lee C. Miller, MD. Northwood Ofﬁce Center, Suite 9 2201 Forest Hills Drive Harrisburg PA 17112 Dear Dr. Miller, You inquire about a 39-year old man with a ‘life-long’ depression who has been sensitive to the side-effects of medications and is considered a treatment failure to psychotherapy and medications. He began ECT on September 6, 1996, showing improvement after 6-8 treatments ‘and then curiously the gains seemed to recede.’ Treatments continued and then ‘switched over to maintenance treatments.’ Treatments have had to be given weekly, and any attempts at lengthening the interval between treatments is followed ‘by a drop in mood’ [and presumably a request to continue]. The beneﬁts of ECT usually persist alter the course has ended. But some patient’s beneﬁts are limited to a few days after each treatment and it was for such patients that continuation therapy, either medication or ECT, has been recommended. 1. How to explain it? The beneﬁts of ECT arise from our ability to stimulate the hypothalamic-pituitary axis to liberate, in greater quantities over a persistent period, of those hormones [labeled by me as ‘antidepressin’] which regulate mood. In some patients, ECT ‘j ump-starts’ the process and further stimulation is not required. In others, the change is transient and repeated stimulation is required. The best analogy is our experience with insulin -- in some patients, diabetes can be controlled by diet; in others, oral agents; and yet others, daily and mullti-daily dosing of insulin is necessary. To get around it -- treat more intensively and hope to get the system working again. At times, we have re-admitted patients to hospital and given a new course. 2. ‘Indeﬁnite’ courses of treatment are occasionally required. At UH we have records of patients with 40, 140, and 180 treatments over periods as long as 10 years. In some, the period between treatments was lengthened by concurrent treatments -lithium and then lorazepam in one case, clozapine in another. �Given these facts, I have no concern about continuation treatment. I would, however, do the following. a. Assess by careful inquiry to the family whether unprescribed medications are being taken out of your ken. Speciﬁcally, alcohol, benzodiazepines, or even barbiturates muck up a treatment series. I would surely enquire what is meant by ‘a small dose ofXanax at bedtime ’. Self-restraint is not a feature in benzodiazepine use. b. I would next entertain a series of treatment trials —- lithium at levels of 0.4-0.6 mEq/l; lorazepam at 0.5mg bid; and if well tolerated, lorazepam at 1mg tid. c. Perhaps, an independent consultation as to diagnosis is warranted. If the underlying pathology is that of a dysthymic disorder [a lifelong atypical depression] or an Axis 11 character pathology, perhaps the best course is to forego ECT before any damage is done. Prolonged courses of ECT are the basis for legal suits, the plaintiffs arguing that the treatments incapacited their ability to survive and work in society and their claims for damages achieve credibility with insurers and juries. Your question is interesting. I will be out of the country until February 26. If you want to discuss this ﬁn'ther, try me late afternoons at the numbers above. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Miller, Lee C. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-167 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/2dfaddba8ed2b7f7af4fd7f5bb57a19d.pdf 0cf40cff6731a7b878957eec0d91afb1 PDF Text Text Date: March 11, 1997 T0: Dr. Athanasios P. Zis FAX # 604.822.7922 Total Pages (including this sheet) -5- Dear Athanasios, Sorry for the delay in answering your FAX but I have been on holiday. A search of the ECT Database ﬁnds only a few studies of parkinson’s disease and ECT. I attach the citations from the ﬁle. I know of no studies in progress on PD and ECT. A few years ago I was told that Dr. Melvin Yahr at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York was managing such a study but I have yet to hear or read an abstract. Richard Abrams had such a study in progress in Chicago but the intake must have been slow because he retired and I have heard nothing more of it. Ray Faber at the VA in San Antonio, Texas told me of his program in ECT in PD and that he was doing maintenance treatment. Ray was the one who explained our cases of delirium and advised me to reduce the l-dopa doses. His review with Tn'mble is a good He would be the one to call for possible experience. I know of no PET studies published or in progress. Sounds like you have a good problem in hand. Go row Max From: Max Fink, M.D. FAX: TEL: 516 862-8604 516 862-6651 P.O. Box 457 St. James, New York 11780 Alternate FAX: 516 444-7534 Alternate TEL: 516 444-2990 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Zis, Athanasios P. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-165 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/6b1e558a4545a7860d53391fce32ac37.pdf 2d7ec677f8818f096f90091183d38871 PDF Text Text March 11, 1997 Mr. Philip A. Pardee, Membership Coordinator American Psychiatric Association 1400 K Street, NW. Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr. Pardee, I should like to endorse the application of Guillermo Jose Castrofor Quintela membership in the American Psychiatric Association. I met Dr. Castro during my visits to Montevideo as a consultant and speaker at national meetings over the past few years. He is an associate of Drs. Alexander Lyford-Pike and Gabriel Savi in their teaching program and clinical practice. He participated in clinical case conferences and expressed a good knowledge of clinical practice. Dr. Castro has attended meetings of the APA and has attended courses with his co-workers. In one ECT course when I was the instructor, Dr. Castro participated actively in the program. He is an excellent candidate for Corresponding Member and I recommend him without reservation. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D., F.A.P.A. Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Pardee, Philip A. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-163 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/8be8d6c037a0183a06654c37349a1194.pdf 8e11b4a3f4e89018c4150ad69bec20d0 PDF Text Text April 13, 1997 Mrs. Katherine Graham The Washington Post 1150 15th Street NW. Washington DC 20071 Dear Mrs. Graham, Reading the story of Mr. Philip Graham’s death in your Personal History is a sad reminder that even the best educated in America do not get the best medical care. The tragedy reﬂects the failure of the early recognition of manic depressive illness, the failure to use available medications, and what is most egregious, the failure to use electroshock. While much has been learned since, the beneﬁts of electroshock, including its use against suicide, were clearly well known in the profession at the time of the tragedy. Why write now? Because your tragedy is still repeated in America. It is one thing to have a fatal illness for which no remedy has been devised; it is another to have an available remedy and not use it because of professional bias and incompetence, encouraged by the bias of the press and the media. Electroshock, as you hint [pg 329], is different today than what was available a quarter century ago. But the negative attitudes to electroshock expressed by your husband’s physicians are as prevalent today. The legislature of the State of Texas is considering a bill to abolish the use of electroshock in the state; it already has regulations that proscribe its use in persons under the age of 16. A starting point could well be the enclosed memorandum from Texas. The bias against the use of ECT is largely engrained among mental health professionals and managed care companies where ECT is seen as a ‘last-resort’ therapy -— to be used only after all other possible treatments have been tried and failed. Dependence of oft-repeated ineffective trials encourage suicide and death. �Mrs. Katherine Graham Page 2 Perhaps you can turn the powerful searchlight of the Washington Post on national bias and hostility against the use of an effective and safe treatment for severe our depressive illnesses. Sadly, few of the active psychiatrists at NIMH have experience with electroshock. The only two names that come to mind are Dr. Richard Wyatt and Dr. Matthew Rudorfer; the ﬁrst has an academic knowledge but little clinical experience; the second a limited clinical experience. But they are knowledgeable. Thank you for writing such an interesting story and for expressing so clearly the tragic effects of professional bias against an effective intervention. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Graham, Katherine Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-162 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/ada4e3e3605613852b053ddf6011b854.pdf 1f4c8847787ea1d7dacfe0e07c4ea555 PDF Text Text State University of New York at Stony'Brook School of Medicine — Department of Psychiatry Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 11780 Faculty Committee on Honorary Degrees Graduate School SUNY at Stony Brook Long Island, New York 11794 Voice: (am) 516 444-2990 (pm) 516 862-6651 Fax: 516 862-8604 E-mail: mﬁnk@epo.som.sunysb.edu April 25, 1997 Dear Committee Members, Dr. Dale Deutsch has nominated Dr. Raphael Mechoulam of the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for an Honorary Degree at this year’s commencement. I endorse his nomination with enthusiasm. Recognition of Professor Mechoulam’s extraordinary achievements in medicinal chemistry, especially in the most difﬁcult chemistry of botanicals, is well deserved. I ﬁrst met Dr. Mechoulam in 1970 when I was the Principal Investigator in NIMH contract on the study of the chronic and acute effects of inhaled cannabinoids in an human subjects, both in Athens, Greece and New York. We were asked to examine the behavioral, psychologic, and electroencephalographic effects of different cannabinoids to assess which were the most active in altering behavior and their dependence liability. It was from Dr. Mechoulam that we received large sample amounts of various cannabinoids derived from special samples of hashish provided by Dr. Costas Miras of Athens and marijuana from US. government ofﬁces. Based on his cooperation, we were able to demontrate the activity of A9 and A8 cannabinoids, and contrast these with other complex compounds. His recent identiﬁcation of a natural cannabinoid-active compound in the brain has sustained a good part of the academic research into cannabis, at a time and under conditions of national and international confusion about its risks. Such an honor is well deserved and I am delighted to join Dale Deutsch in this nomination. Sincerely yours, Mug/Lac Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Deutsch, Dale Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-161 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/afbe8b229bbdc7d665a13a4b0dd99df3.pdf 48223f41e34dd5cb920fb4cf2717dffc PDF Text Text State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine — Department of Psychiatry . ’oe| I Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 11780 Voice: (am) 516 444-2990 (pm) 516 862-6651 Fax: 516 862-8604 E-mail: mfmk@sunysb.edu . March 11, 1997 Alan J. Gelenberg, MD. Department of Psychiatry University of Arizona HSC Tucson AZ 85724 Dear Alan, Your reminder of a failure to review manuscript 4406 “The use of ﬂumazenil in the anxious and benzodiazepine-dependent ECT patient” sent me to my desk and ﬁles. I have not received the manuscript. my custom. Please send it on and I will get a review within a few days of receipt, as is My regards. W Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-156 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/095ba8fc2cfd167106c6568f53a07f6c.pdf 419fa279ac108e0411b62aa86ca9e868 PDF Text Text July 16, 1997 Harold S. Orchow, M.D. Montevista Hospital 5900 West Rochelle Avenue Las Vegas NV 89103 Dear Dr. Orchow, The relationships between number and frequency of seizures, reduction in mood disorder (efﬁcacy), increase in cognitive symptoms (safety), and electrode placement are described in an extensive series of reports. The details are well described by Abrams in his textbook Electroconvulsive Therapy (Oxford U. Press, 3rd Ed., 1997). The most recent reports are those from Jerusalem by Bernard Lerer and his co-workers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Efﬁcacy in ECT for mood disorder improves with both frequency and number of treatments. Cognitive symptoms worsen as number and frequency of treatments increase. Efﬁcacy is greater for bilateral electrode placement, but such efﬁcacy is associated with greater cognitive symptoms. Efﬁcacy is less for unilateral electrode placement, and such lesser efﬁcacy is accompanied by lesser cognitive symptoms. Twice a week treatments achieve the same efﬁcacy and less cognitive effects than three times a week treatments; but two weeks after the end of the treatment series, when efﬁcacy is equivalent, cognitive effects are not distinguishable. As a consequence of these syllogisms, practitioners select the parameters of treatment according to the severity of the symptoms. For severely ill and debitated patients, where one seeks immediate improvement and is less concerned with cognitive effects, ECT is given 3x/week with bilateral placement. This assures the best results. [In severely manic or psychotic patients, this series may begin with two to four treatments daily.] For patients who are not too distressed, where cognitive effects are feared, with unilateral electrode placements, at 3x per week. treated patients are �In the elderly, where cognition is a principal risk, treatments are given with bilateral placements no more frequently than two times a week. Some practitioners deliver two seizures in a single setting. This is a relic of 'multiple monitoered ECT' developed by Blachly and Gowing in 1966. MMECT was tested and shown to increase risks with limited gains. The practice is no longer endorsed except in the very severely manic, psychotic, or stuporous patient where an immediate effect is required. The practice of giving 12 treatments in four to ﬁve days, even with unilateral electrode placement, sounds like MMECT — a practice which is not generally recommended. The APA Task Force of 1990 wafﬂed on these data and recommendations because the members of the panel were aware that many practitioners were still using the MMECT model. A better review of MMECT is to be found in Abrams' textbook. I trust these remarks are helpful. For other opinions, you may want to post a speciﬁc case example on the intemet site of 'convulsive-therapy@psycom.net' and see what others answer. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-154 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/9d2c26ecab07442f2aac65a9c4386da3.pdf 94c9268427d9025a4d53c68cbb463619 PDF Text Text August 28 1997 Dr. Valdir Pricoli Rua Albilio Soares, 639-123 04005-002 Sao Paolo Brazil Dear Dr. Pricoli, Thank you for your letter. I am pleased to have been of help. I am moving my teachiong and research operations from SUNY at Stony Brook to the Long Island Jewish-Hillside Hospital complex in Glen Oaks, Long Island. It is closer to the city. The hospital has a long tradition of ECT research -— back to 1953 -and I have developed a research team there. We would be pleased to have you visit. Arrangements can be made to stay in Great Neck, about 10 minutes from the hospital, or in New York City —- about 30 minutes. You can reach me at my ofﬁce address as on this letterhead. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Pricoli, Valdir Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-8-153 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/204de220add2e761ea045527a997cc4b.pdf 529c1931185d5aee13ad748dfb9521b4 PDF Text Text January 28, 1996 Dr. Lawrence C. Perlmutter Department of Psychology Finch University of the Health Sciences 3333 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064-3095 Dear Dr. Perlmutter, Dr. Avi Calev has been a neuropsychologist in our program since 1990, and has asked me to write a letter on his behalf. I have known Avi for about a decade, ﬁrst becoming acquainted with him through his work with Dr. Bernard Lerer at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. At the time, Dr. Lerer was studying the electroshock process, and Avi provided most useful examinations focused on cognition. With Dr. Lerer’s encouragement, he applied and was appointed in our Department as a member of our electroshock evaluation program. He was well liked and when an opening appeared in the inpatient clinical services, he was appointed as the psychologist of my inpatient team. My relationship with Avi is therefore at multiple levels -- as a co-worker, supervisor, and friend. Avi is a talented neuropsychologist with an excellent grasp of psychometrics, projective testing, statistics, and experimental design. He has been an active co-worker and a leader for various projects, as attested to in his curriculum vitae, where he has a large range of coworkers. In addition to the reports of the cognitive effects of ECT, he has also assumed responsibility for studies to determine whether pre-treatment with caffeine will inﬂuence therapeutic results and cognitive effects of ECT. He has already published the preliminary results which argue that the effects are favorable and is now completing the data collection for a random assignment study. I have known him also as the team neuropsychologist on our inpatient service. As he has been most helpﬁil in assessing patient characteristics, elaborating the techniques for such, our residents and medical students, and assuming responsibility for psychotherapy in selected patients. In the latter instance, he both treated patients and supervised our residents. �Lately, he developed a relationship with Dr. Lynn DeLisi, an expert in the study of schizophrenia. Together, they are working on a number of projects with which I am not directly acquainted. Avi is a conscientious, interested, intelligent, and well trained psychologist. He is well liked by his co-workers and I have been delighted to work with him. He is knowledgable about the literature, is able to document his positions in argument, and is technically skilled. I am distressed that he has been asked to leave -- a situation which has been occasioned by the necessary down-sizing of our Department and not associated with any of his defects or actions. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology Attending Psychiatrist, University Hospital � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-147 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/9327fbd0a02f7d209bae7f77d256037d.pdf eff8d749f7b7a5a67cb0b63ef8853f01 PDF Text Text Saturday, January 27, 1996 1300 EST Dear Alan, Martha and I have just returned ﬁom a delightful 5-days at the Spice Island Inn in Grenada. The weather was excellent, the food adequate, the accommodations among the best we have had in the various islands. The hotel was next door to the offshore medical school in Grenada. I was able to chat with many of the students who were relaxing and reading on the beach -- their cafeteria and dining tables are on the beach front. I was saddened by the thought that these -- what seemed to me to be ﬁne young Americans -- had to get their education in what seemed to be poor facilities [despite a glorious beach]. I could see little that would distinguish them from our students at Stony Brook. Among my mail on my return is the communication from Richard Horton, Editor of Lancet. I had been in touch with him when I edited CT. I am puzzled by his inquiry. First, I had to look up the word ‘aegis’ [see ‘egis’] and found that it is a protective inﬂuence, a shield. As I read [and re-read] the article, I come to the conclusion that the ‘withdrawal of aegis’ is a legitimate editor’s response to an unsatisfactory article which passed through the review net. What do you think? I am still pausing in getting to write about ECT on the Internet. I have an invitation from ‘www. mhsource.com ’, the home page of John Schwartz [CME, Inc., The Psychiatric Times], and another from Ben Green [Psychiatry On—Line-- www. cityscape.co. uk/users/ad88/psych.htm]. In addition, Stony Brook has decided to has invested in a server for the medical school ‘home-pages’ and has invited faculty members to set up their own. If my work-load decreases, I will think more about it. It is pouring this afternoon -- why am I here instead of in Grenada? ? ? My best to Carol. a. W � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Edelson, Alan Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-146 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/b86c405cccc48c343810b5915496b4a0.pdf 889d9d49bf090acf9beea2c8bdf47ffe PDF Text Text Dr. Richard Horton February 3, 1996 42 Bedford Square London WC 1B 3 SL United Kingdom Dear Dr. Horton. I read the essay ‘Revising the research record’ with much interest and sympathy. As editor of Convulsive Therapy, no problems of scientiﬁc error have been brought to my attention. Our level of error has been at a more triﬂing level, and so we have not been faced with the difﬁcult decision as how to alert the readers to scientiﬁc error. I am impressed that the Table ‘Taxonomy of error’ in your essay reﬂects the best stande available today. Since a published report has gone through the journal’s peer review, when is found error or charged, it seems logical to go through the same procedures to establish error. Assuming the review concludes that error of fact or procedure occurred, such conclusions warrant publication. The suggested ‘withdrawal of aegis’ by the journal is a reasonable and innovative step in maintaining scientiﬁc integrity. The principal downside risk is the assurance that the material presented the readers in the ‘withdrawal of aegis ’ be complete and able to withstand procedural and legal scrutiny. The guidelines for authors should reﬂect the possibility of such review of published material and the possibility of such published revision. Should you wish a publisher’s point of View, Dr. Alan Edelson, the founder of Raven Press and the former President of Lippincott may be able to answer an inquiry more formally than I [amedelson@aol.com;or 16 Washington Avenue, Irvington NY 10533} Incidentally, I have stepped down as Editor of Convulsive Therapy, but am still interested in the problems of editing and editors. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Horton, Richard Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-145 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Archer, Sydney Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-144 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/7c5681118ee118e010d81f3d7fcfe975.pdf 930ebd4ced5dd4a2a31514d87d0d3b86 PDF Text Text February 17, 1996 Ms. Sarah Lentz DMS Box 470 Hanover, NH 03755 Dear Ms. Lentz, Thank you for the opportunity to read you report on ECT and pregnancy. It is quite good, but as an Editor, I have some suggestions to improve the history and the practice. In the history, the introduction of electrical inductions by Cerletti and Bini was a modiﬁcation of an established treatment, that of Metrazole convulsive therapy. The induction of seizures with camphor and then pentylenetetrazol [Metrazole] was introduced by Ladislas Meduna in 193 4, highlighted in an international conference in Muensingen, Switzerland in 193 7, accepted throughout the world as a treatment [see the supplement to the Am J Psychiatry 193 8]. These events preceded and were surely the stimulus to the Italians [Bini attended the 1937 meeting]. It would be better to state that the introduction of convulsive therapy by Meduna was the innovation that altered psychiatric practice. He deserves the credit. The charge of overuse and inappropriate treatment of ECT is incorrect. All treatments that are perceived as successful and safe are ‘overused’ as practitioners seek to extend and deﬁne the indications. Think of the present enthusiasm for ﬂuoxetine or the newer alleged psychotropics; or the extensive overuse of coronary artery bypass surgery; or of caesarian deliveries. The canard should not be repeated and this section should be deleted. Further, ECT like other somatic treatments in use in the 19505, was replaced by medications, but its renewed interest [in contrast to psychosurgery and insulin coma] was occasioned by the failures of pharrnacotherapy. Despite the enthusiasm of the public and the blandishments of the pharmaceutical representatives, many patients fail modern drug therapies and are later successﬁil with ECT. �In your suggestions about ECT in pregnancy, there are a few that are more dangerous than you consider. Vaginal examination is not only not necessary but a dangerous procedure during pregnancy and should not only not be recommended, but enjoined unless compelled by signs or symptoms that warrant such an examination. There is nothing about the examination that would alter or affect ECT, if ECT is compelled by the patient’s mental state. Anticholinergic medication as part of the ECT procedure is acceptable and useful. External fetal monitoring during the procedure has been done, and remarkably, the fetal heart rate is unaffected by the procedure. There is no justiﬁcation for such monitoring as a routine procedure because the expense is excessive and the information yield nil. In patients in the second half of pregnancy, intubation is part of the standard of anesthetic care, and it is routine for all our cases. The use of antacids is optional and our anesthesiologists no longer ﬁnd it useﬁil. I am puzzled by the CME credit questions 2 and 3. ECT is indicated during because the patient is so psychotic as to require hospital care and is exhibiting pregnancy either suicidality, mania, inanition, or command delusions which threaten the life of the mother or the fetus. The emphasis on diagnosis does not reﬂect the compelling indication for ECT, that is behavior which puts patient or others at risk.It is not the diagnosis that is the indication; many mentally ill mothers cany to term without medication or treatment. Question 3 is ambiguous. Each of the modiﬁcations of procedure are relevant to the care of pregnant patients. Aside'from these quibbles, I commend you on your report. We are now a main center for treating pregnant psychotic patients and treat at least one a month. Two are in treatment now, one for severe depression and suicidality and one who was in manic delirium. The ﬁrst is continuing in ambulatory treatments and cares for her other child; the second has just had the delirium erased and is still being treated for mania and psychosis. Good luck in your career. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Lentz, Sarah Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-143 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/ed10f1701a537571c4caeef3644623f2.pdf 08f2635fd18f48d6334a3311a165a8b7 PDF Text Text DatezFebruary 22, 1996 TO: D.R. Milne FAX # 419 382-2378 Total Pages (including this sheet)-1- Dear Mr. Milne, I do not participate in public debates except for and with mypeers. The tragedy in public discussions of electroshock is the anger shown by many in the laity and some in my profession to the mentally ill. The same persons who would undergo coronary artery bypass surgery or hysterectomy or other surgery with alacrity are distressed out of all proportion at the idea of electricity coursing through their brains, not realizing that their brains are hotbeds of electrical circuits already. You would do better to ask the question: Why is it that E CT is available at the leading academic centers in the nation but not in almost all the state and veterans administrationpublic mental hospitals? Why do we have a two-tier treatment program? [It is notﬁnancial since mentally ill patients are equally likely to be admitted to the academic hospitals in your state as to the publicfacilities.] Try the professor ofpsychiatry in your [or any] state and its commissioner of mental health. Max Fink From: Max Fink, M.D. P.O. Box 457 St. James, New York 11780 FAX: 516 862-8604 TEL: 516 862-6651 �Date: Feb 21, 1996 TO: Mr. D. Milne L9 FAX # 419 382-23175 Total Pages (including this sheet)-lDear Mr. Milne, The essay by Gary Figiel is in the nature of ‘Chicken Little’s fears. The four articles to which he refers ﬁnd no justiﬁcation for the routine use of labetolol or esmolol other than the anxiety of the physicians. ECT is no more riskful to the heart than climbing a ﬂight of steps -- indeed, less so. More harm is probably done by routine use of anti-hypertensives than by unmodiﬁed seizures, since severe and persistent hypotension is a common accompaniment of such use. If you publish such anxious statements, perhaps at the least you would ask the author to specify what he means by ‘MAJOR’ and what he means by “MINOR’ effects. Also, a complication is an unexpected, and potentially damaging event. You may ask the author what the consequent ‘complications’ were in the unmedicated series. I will not consider a reply. You do no service by such publication. Max Fink From: Max Fink, M.D. P.O. 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Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/d2452c2f3626ab48ed944da8dec7ac88.pdf ec0c7866fee35738bc21d19d9655753a PDF Text Text March 19, 1996 Greg Fricchione, MD. Division of Psychiatry Brigham & Women’s Hospital 75 Francis Street Boston MA 02115 Dear Greg, What a terrible story about Anthony Bouckoms! I liked him very much; last November I invited him to join me and Charlie Welch in an ECT symposium at the Boston APA meeting. He did well, and he told us of the changes in progress at Hartford Hospital. Pity, such an untimely personal and professional loss; more than doubly sad for his wife and remaining children. I have read the article on catatonia with interest. My suggestions -- I cannot read any article without and editorial pen in hand -- are in the text and margins. Overall, I think the essay presents the experience well. But, if we are to be of service, we should be more deﬁnite about the conclusions which we wish to leave as the ‘messages’. The ﬁrst message is to recognize catatonia, and that is done well. Andy and George will probably wonder why you do not recommend the use of their handiwor -the catatonia rating scale. By the time you get this note, it will be published [it is in the March number of the Acta]. Instead of tables 4-6, should you not adopt the rating scale and test method? We will surely have no objection to such use. [There is one small point -both George and Andy saw the scale as their ‘special’ handiwork and in the text of the article labeled the scale as the ‘Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating scale’ or BFCRS —- a cumbersome title that will not sell well. I believe you can adopt the scale without the mnemonic label, as I have done elsewhere] Similarly, you may wish to amplify the paragraph discussing the Bush et al experimental ﬁndings in incidence of cases and treatment results, much as you do for the Ungvari and Rosebush data (pg 16). �The discussion of the theory of the mechanisms in NMS, catatonia, and malignant hyperthermia deserves a clearer message (pg 23). When NMS was discerned as an entity in the late 1970s, it was seen as similar to malignant hyperthermia, leading to the suggestion that dantrolene be tried. But no commonality between MH and NMS has been demonstrated except the superﬁcial appearance of the syndromes. Further, the evidence for the efﬁcacy of dantrolene alone in NMS is anecdotal at best. (I am not convinced that it does anything material in CNS disorders.) It does no good to continue to recommend its use in NMS. In the theoretic argument (pg 24), you argue for a speciﬁc site for pathophysiology. Perhaps you would include a statement that one should assess PET with xxxx as the ligand or SPECT for lesions in yyyy and/or zzzz. Such speciﬁcity may bring you more attention than the more general, non-speciﬁc loci recommended now. [I believe Mickey Taylor did himself a disservice by hsi trepidation in not seeking to argue for more speciﬁcity; as a result his work is usually seen as ‘something happens to the brain, more in the front than the back, I think . . .] Finally, the summary argumen -- which is usually the most read- should be clearer about what you recommend as a course of treatment. The journal is ‘critical care medicine’, read, I assume by clinicians. What I have learned since we treated our patient on 16N together is that that all neuroleptics need to be discontinued promptly; that supportive measures instituted; and that lorazepam needs to be ‘pushed’. My present dosage range for lorazepam is up to 16mg/day. I see no need to ever consider bromocn'ptine or dantrolene -- if lorazepam fails, ECT is the deﬁnitive treatment. If the diagnosis of catatonia is secure, such Rx will surely optimize the best for the patient. I have also pencilled in corrections for some of the citations. On a more personal level, I do not need to be a co-author of another paper. I am delighted to help in this effort -- and will gladly review a penultimate draﬁ -- and all I warrant is a note of thanks in the acknowledgements. Many thanks for the opportunity to read this review. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Fricchione, Greg Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-137 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/7f15af7a20a4ddaf50e613ab53746fe0.pdf d2f82701779052e80f3e0a5082ef6db2 PDF Text Text Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Department ol' Psychiatry and Behavioral Science April 16, 1996 TO: Charles Kellner From: Max Fink Subject: Letter of Mr. Herman W I am in receipt of a copy of a letter addressed to you by a Mr. David Herman regarding the use of CT pages for Szasz. DH is a chronic psychotic who has latched on to ECT and drugs as the cause of his difficulties; he is active in writing to everyone about his desire to save the world by stopping ECT and drugs. He likes Szasz and Breggin. He has written often; and as often, I have not answered. My lack of reply is no sign of agreement or acquiescence. See what being an editor gets you! State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York 1 17947810] 5i 6444—2990 Fax: 5 ()7444—7534 I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Kellner, Charles Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-131 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/d163f8b6823f518ad6587beaf6288182.pdf 24fdb48012a0deb8ea2648540dd879a9 PDF Text Text Robert M. Post, M.D. NIMH Building 10 Room 3N212 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 May 21, 1996 Dear Bob, I am pleased to nominate Harold Sackeim of Columbia University for the NARSAD Selo Prize. For the past decade, Harold has been the nation’s leading researcher into the practical issues in electroconvulsive therapy. He has deﬁned the importance of the seizure threshold, energy dosing, and electrode placement in the eﬂicacy of ECT for affective illness. In addition, he has clariﬁed the role of ‘pharmacotherapy-resistance’ in the efficacy of ECT in affective disorders. Leading from those experiences, he has organized and is now analyzing the data of the nation’s only study assessing the relative efﬁcacy of continuation TCA vs continuation lithium plus TCA vs placebo in the aftercare of patients who complete ECT. He has also made important suggestions as to the mechanism of action of ECT, and in the present brouhaha about TMS, he is carrying out the most organized and detailed studies of this possible alternative induction method. He has been an NIMH scholar, a NARSAD scholar, received an award of the ACNP, and is now a member of the APA Task Force on ECT. For the decades of the 19605 to the 19803, it could be said that I led the ECT research community. In the past decade, that role has surely been taken by Harold and his leadership should be acknowledged. I am pleased to nominate him for the honor. My best regards. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-127 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/151991bf8aeefaf85bdfdf9fc4f609d2.pdf 587805ae95561f78500f1fd8114a710c PDF Text Text Self <PSYCH|ATRYIMFINK> taylorm@mis.finchcms.edu(Taylor Mickey) Re: congrats on MEDLINE From: To: Subject: Date sent: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 15:48:19 -0500 Dear Mickey, Monday morning visited the library and the librarian showed me the list of new journals accepted for indexing by NLM, and l was so delighted to see ourjournal listed! Then came home and the mail said the same thing. I I How reassuring! How wonderful! You are to be congratulated on getting the journal so far. have decided that the lay-world needs a verbal explanation of ECT, something akin to the videotape. So have been working on a 'popular' book for the trade market titled ELECROSHOCK! Two publishers are interested, but before signing a contract l decided to finish a good part of the book and then see if get a better deal. So far, 21 chapters are written -- in various stages. hope to have it done by the winter. I I I I Harold Sackeim is the chairman of the SBP meeting in May 1997. He visited us yeaterday and among topics, asked whether he was interested in a discussion [debate, symposium, whatever] on the difference in the US eclectic view of catatonia and the European classical view that catatonia IS schizophrenia. He seemed interested. suggested Beckmann and Stoeber of Germany, Taylor and Fink for the US. Any thoughts? Could you go to California in May if carry this through? I I I All my best. Max � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Taylor, Michael A. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-121 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/9f0981900307dec3783ffb664e977b13.pdf 2b0a91a1c60fa3b3b931936f9ef03f21 PDF Text Text July 17, 1995 Worrawat Chanpattana, MD. Department of Psychiatry Srinakarinwiroth University Vajira Hospital, Samsen, Dusit Bangkok, Thailand Dear Dr. Chanpattana, I have read the outline of your proposed study of continuation ECT in interest. There is a need for a prospective study of ECT contrasted with with schizophrenia neuroleptic drugs in schizophrenia. The basis for this belief is the review, now in press in Schizophrenia Bulletin, which I recently completed with Dr. Harold Sackeim; a copy is enclosed. The question which you seek to answer with the design of your study, however, is not central to our present concerns. Most patients are treated with neuroleptics ﬁrst, and only treatment failures are considered for ECT. In such a group, there would be little justiﬁcation to continue treatment with a failed compound [such as a neuroleptic]. If you wish to answer the question which intervention reduces relapse rate for longer periods, and at what cost, then patients who failed an adequate neuroleptic trial for schizophrenia could be assigned to receive either a continuation neuroleptic [although an atypical neuroleptic like clozapine would be preferred] contrasted with those treated with ECT [either alone or combined with the atypical neuroleptic]. Such a study would parallel ongoing US studies comparing the relative efﬁcacy and safety of continuation ECT, continuation lithium combined with a tricyclic compared, and lithium alone. It is probably inappropriate to use haloperidol combined with ECT since there are few studies of this combination. Considering the high risk of haloperidol for inducing dyskinesia, it is not favored by many psychiatrists. I am not directly involved in the support by our governmental or private agencies of mental health research, and so cannot answer your query about support. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Chanpattana, Worrawat Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-6-115 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/edcb31442fc15ba288bbf25f8e13e93a.pdf c6bd7111d8b56e812d810c39d4423768 PDF Text Text State University of New York at Stony Brook . \J ’ 9 a I School of Medicine — Department of Psychiatry , Max F ink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 11780 Voice: (am) 516 444-2990 (pm) 516 862-665 Fax: 516 862-8604 E-mail: mﬁnk@epo.som.sunysb.edu 1 November 26, 1995 Dr. Daniel Flores Amargos Inst. de Psiquatria y Psicologia de Montevideo Ellauri 1221 Montevideo, Uruguay Dear Dr. Flores Amargos, I am indeed ﬂattered by your invitation to particpate in a medical specialty training program in Montevideo, and whicl I am inclined to accept the invitation, I am aware that there is no suggestion as to what is expected of me. Do you intend to develop courses over extended periods in Montevideo, or single day seminars? Or, do you wish a list of sites to which you can send trainees, much as you did Dr. Savi? I will reserve my answer until I am apprised of the details of your program. Meanwhile, I am interested in hearing of any programs developed since Dr. Savi’s visit here. My regards to Dr. Lyford-Pike and Dr. Savi. Si erely ours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Amargos, Daniel Flores Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-6-114 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/ad0bc68ba5348033e0f356799407b978.pdf b7e403b1ec397f5c267b544150e64355 PDF Text Text November 26, 1995 Lizzie Sand Stromgren, MD. Department of Biological Psychiatry Psychiatric Hospital in aarhus Skovagervej 2 DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark Dear Lizzie, I read your essay on ECT in acute delirium with much interest. I marked up the text, and made suggestions which I believe will clarify the presentation. I also made marginal numbered notes which are discussed in the attached memorandum. There is little question about the efficacy of ECT in severe melancholia, stupor, or acute manic states. The argument which I believe you wish to present is that in acutely ill patients with histories of psychiatric or systemic disorders, the appearance of an acute delirium, with or without fever, with or without rigidity, with or without autonomic signs, is a possible indication for ECT; and if ECT, the use of en bloc [2-?3 ?4] treatments may be life-saving. The discussion of unilateral and bilateral ECT and cognitive features is beside the point. I believe we need a follow-up of the Kramp and Bolwig article as an invitation to others to entertain the possibility of using ECT in this special type of case. Thank you for the opportunity to read this report. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Stromgren, Lizzie Sand Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-6-113 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/2a29c9abb9ed91e516605dc2d35c3f6c.pdf ec086d920872deff90f10525b146ccb5 PDF Text Text Directions in Psychopharmacology Published by The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. 420 East513t Street New York NY 10022-8095 EDITORIAL BOARD RESPONSE FORM Name Max Fink, MD IE I D In addition, I would like to write a lesson on: would like to serve on the Program Advisory Board of Directions in Psychopharmacology. h /2 ' W AIM! I] A deadline of El Thank you for the invitation to serve on the Board, but I must decline at this time. JW Signature is requested for my manuscript. (576 ) 4¢¢~2¢90 Telephone number //F/»\//¢ @ 579.5001. swysa. (5/4 ) £42— FAXnumber (604! EZML e-mail address Please indicate any address correction here: de 60X [IA/K, HUA- 70. 57. ‘70.”, 6/5? My xx/rowe/s? Please return this form, along with an updated curriculum vitae, and send to: Steven L. Pessagno Managing Editor The Hatherleigh Company 420 East 51 Street New York NY 10022-8095 Thank you for your time in completing this form. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-6-112 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/c4b042dc1452c19aaeff3b9499221ac2.pdf 6414feb61423fcd0af8b46caf53b98f8 PDF Text Text December 5, 1995 Chittaranjan Andrade, MD. Department of Psychopharmacology NIMHANS Bangalore 560 029 India Dear Dr. Andrade, Thank you for sending me your most recent publication which outlines the research contributions of NIMHANS to our understanding of ECT. It is impressive. By happenstance, Dr. Sanjay Sandragiri was assigned to work on my service this month. He is a trainee in our residency training program. He appears to be talented, enthusiastic, and well trained already, so that it seems a shame for him to spend the next three years in pedestrian learning activities. I was considering encouraging him to undertake studies in ECT concurrent with his residency training. I understand that he spent some time at NIMHAN S. I would be grateful for any remarks that you would share with me regarding his potential for an academic career and his ability to assume the double burden of residency training and innovative research. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Andrade, Chittaranjan Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-6-109 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/9a9acf174a954215c97b7e506fc93a45.pdf e837c88db593120602ef932be8382bee PDF Text Text February 8, 1994 Walter Sannita, M.D. Institute for Neurophysiopathology University Hospital San Martino GENOA Italy Dear Walter, First, the good news that your good fairy deposited a check for $9,980 to your account on January 10, giving you a balance of $14,335. As for compiling a book from a meeting, it is a good idea and many publishers will welcome the opportunity to publish, provided that you can convince them that there is a market. That is usually done by showing that a society is behind the book, and that the society will ‘sell’ the book to the members by making it part of the annual dues; or by internal advertising; or by subvention. The latter method is the most secure, since the publisher asks that you assure him of a set amount [usually enough to cover his direct costs for 500, 1000, or 2000 copies], and he will then gamble on making some money from additional sales. It is not the list of speakers, nor their eminence, that will make the book -- but the eminence of the authors, that is, the actual submissions that you receive to publish. The usual procedure is to develop a ‘proposal’ for the book, which you can present to science editors of publishing houses. I have attached the topics for a proposal. Raven Press is a good bet, and when you have a proposal, send it to me, or bring it when next you are in New York. Other publishers are Elsevier, Academic, Plenum, Karger, Thieme, and others. Having a co-editor is a pain, unless you can ﬁnd one who is obsessive and wishes to do the work involved. Ciao! Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Sannita, Walter Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-105 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/9fb9667c00ec216b6a6a214a4dbf9a22.pdf a09b3e3f9b45f3a6ddd9321b7401b854 PDF Text Text December 27, 1993 Werner Herrmann, MD. Clinical Psychophysiology F reie Universitéit Berlin Eschenalle 3 D—lOOO Berlin 13 FRG Dear Werner, I received your Fax regarding your nephew and took it up with Fritz Henn. He will ask for approval from the Dean’s ofﬁce and should know within a few weeks. We have had such scholars previously. Our third-year students have a clinical course of 6 weeks which is both didactic (lectures) and clinical. It is preferable that he be assigned to work on 10-North at University Hospital and if possible, should be there when either I or Fritz Henn are ‘on service’. When approval comes, let me know what dates he has available and I will advise you how to maximize his experience. My best wishes for a happy and healthy 1994! Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Herrmann, Werner Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-102 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/a82fb242e6d75e11ddca592c04c61280.pdf 5bc26828eff5ce6feb7c52a5f4f87be0 PDF Text Text April 29, 1994 Donald F. Klein, M.D. NY State Psychiatric Institute 722 West 168 Street New York City 10032 Dear Donald, After your letter about the hunt for the article on an evaluation of psychoanalysis, I thought of calling Abe Lurie [516 681-5004]. He recalled a similar story, stated that he had brought the tale to HH aﬁer sitting next to the author on a ﬂight. He recalled that there was another evaluation done at Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls in the 1960s The report was critical of psychotherapy, but could not give me any more data. Perhaps you can jog his memory a bit more. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-097 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/2f1c754dd8a39da53bcfa9cecb67b38f.pdf 9540841bb88506d1664767d0a7ffc976 PDF Text Text “State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine — Department of Psychiatry Phone: 516 4442929 Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 1780 516 862-6651 Fax: 516 862-8604 1 April 29, 1994 TO: FAX: Greg Fricchione, MD. 617 738-1275 FROM: Max Fink, MD. 516 862-8604 FAX: There is no secure literature on ECT in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The closest are the early reports of the successful use of ECT in patients with multiple sclerosis [Savitsky and Karliner, N YSla/e .1. Med. 1951; 512788] and Alexander [JNMD 1951; 1 14:283-306]. Others have written about the usefulness ofECT in Parkinson Disease, general paresis, progressive muscular dystrophy, and intractable epilepsy, in each case without negative effects on central nervous system ﬁmctions. While none of these experiences are directly relevant to a case with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, I believe the consensus today is that if ECT is compelled, there are no systemic disorders that would prevent the administration of ECT. I would anticipate no speciﬁc difﬁculty other than that associated with swallowing and respiration -— if brainstem signs are present sufficient to compromise these functions, the anesthesiologist may well decide to intubate. patient, keep good records and have your junior write up. While cannot promise the response of my successor as Editor of Comm/Siva 'l'herapy, I expect that he would look upon such a report with favor. Ifyou decide to treat such it a I Good luck, and my best regards. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Fricchione, Greg Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-096 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/0c4ecd13a32b541f24973905f278f261.pdf b55da0d142bca3c48135713618a7231f PDF Text Text State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine ~— Department of Psychiatry Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 1780 Phone: 516 444-2929 516 862—6651 Fax: 516 862-8604 1 July 8, 1994 TO: FAX FROM FAX Dr. Sweeney Pillay 617 855-3754 Max Fink, MD. 516 444-7534 7 The citations you requested are: Fink, M. :EEG and behavior: Association or dissociation in man? Integrative Psychiatry [in press, 1994] Fink, M., Irwin P., Weinhold P.: EEG proﬁle studies of clozapine in volunteers and psychiatric patients. Neuro-Psychopharmakologie1979; 12: 184-90. My best regards to Jonathan. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Pillay, Sweeney Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-093 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/04c624b1dbb52e4866cf5abac5a78baf.pdf 383e92cec1646eeb388337a9459958b4 PDF Text Text A State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine —— Department of Psychiatry Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 11780 / /4 jail”! 9? b ' Phone: 516 444-2929 516 862—6651 Fax: 516 862-8604 July 23, 1994 TO: Robert Hirschfeld, M.D. FROM: Max Fink, MD. Subject: Ted Hutchinson’s memorandum14 July 94 M Ted is a lay-person who was advised that his son needed ECT in California, and he came up against the community prejudice and legal devices to frustrate its use. He succeeded in getting treatment which was most helpﬁil. Since then, he has read widely in ECT, developed a unique knowledge of the legal issues, especially those affecting the FDA, and the role of the anti-psychiatry movement in the US. His ‘alerts’ to members of the ECT community are respected. He was instrumental in getting D. P. Devanand, Tom Bolwig, and Harold Sackeim to compile the data in the reecent review of the pathology of ECT, the review appeared in the recent number of the Am. J. Psychiatry. [He is a co-author]. I take his advice seriously and respect his knowledge. The APA Task Force on ECT, headed by Richard Weiner, was establsihed in response to requests for advice by the FDA in 1981 or 1982. It is still responding to the FDA, and you may wish to get his advice, to correlate your responses. [Te1: 919-681 8742} � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Hirschfield, Robert Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-092 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/ee233df981caea4b8fc36dee68d434ef.pdf afc5ed12d46f119c9257a072676c999f PDF Text Text Dr. Denise White July 29, 1994 Department of Psychiatry Groote Schuur Hospital Observatory 7925 Cape, South Africa Dear Dr. White, Thank you for the recommendationof Dr. Ian Lewis for the position as Fellow in our Department of Psychiatry. The application needs documented evidence of the completion of medical training; satisfactory completion of residencytraining in psychiatry; letters of recommendationfrom three sponsors [he should advise us to whom to write]; and satisfactory grades in the FMGEM or USMLE examinations. [The last is essential for all trainees in the US] It is my understanding that the examination schedule can be obtained from the US. Consular offices. Please ask him to write a letter of appliication addressed to me. I attach a copy of the letter I recently formulated for another applicant; it will give Dr. Lewis a better idea of the work that is ongoing and planned. It was a pleasure to work with you again in Philadelphia. It has taken me more time than it has taken you, but I am now convincedthat NMS is a variant of catatonia. In talking to Teri Rummans of the Mayo Clinic who recently described their experience with malignant catatonia, she added the modiﬁcation that NMS should be seen as a variant of ‘malignant catatonia’ -- a correction which I consider reasonable. Such associations lead logically to a different protocol for the treatment of NMS -- that of‘lorazepam and ECT rather than dantrolene, bromocriptine, amantadine, and l-dopa. I am rather pleased with the changes in DSM-IV regarding catatonia, and decided that since it is most likely that the APA Task Force will get brickbats and complaints, that perhaps someone should extend a friendly hand. I did so in an editorial for Biological Psychiatry; a copy of the accepted article is enclosed for your interest. from him. Thank you for the recommendationof Dr. Ian Lewis. I look forward to hearing My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: White, Denise Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-091 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/b97abfddb045be487bc44fb70fa30d04.pdf b2af67b9c3398da391afadae6a2c0b46 PDF Text Text November 7, 1994 Fred H. Frankel, M.B.Ch.B., D.P.M. Department of Psychiatry Beth Israel Hospital 330 Brookline Avenue Boston MA 02215 Dear Fred, I regret your impression that Dick Abrams’ remarks honoring my work in ECT detracted from the work of the 1978 Task Force. Faced with the task of writing a note honoring my contributions, he cited a long list, including the experience with our 1975-7 8 committee. I know that he meant no disservice to others. This note reminds me of your earlier suggestion that the Task Force be memorialized in 1995, at the 20th anniversary of its inception. Somehow, I think that is premature, since our product was not available until 1978 -- would a recognition in May, 1998 be more appropriate? My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Frankel, Fred H. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-085 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/376a2be3941caebb72c0f49c7048f7aa.pdf 0f9c40a5d58bade58ae853f52395ba92 PDF Text Text November 15, 1994 Dear Dr. Lasch, I recommended Norman Endler: Holiday of Darkness: A Psychologists ’s Journey Out of His Depression, originally issued in 1982 by John Wiley & Sons in hard cover, and re-issued in 1990 in soft cover by Wall & Thompson, Toronto [6 O’Connor Drive, Toronto Canada M4K 2K1]. I do not know any other testimonial that is as effective in portraying the tragedy of depression and the recovery process. It is kind of you to ask about my lecture schedule. I am scheduled to present an ‘Update’ on ECT at a professional meeting in New York at the New York Hilton Hotel on Saturday, December 3 from 11:45 to 12:30. The conference is a joint presentation of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Unfortunately, they are requesting hefty registration fees, and I am not sure that you will get your money’s worth. A more productive meeting on ECT will be held February 27-28 at the Ritz Carlton in Naples, Florida. Those sessions will be led by the nation’s leading therapists. A brochure describing the course is, as yet, not available but an inquiry can be directed to Dr. Charles Kellner at the Medical University of South Carolina [803 792-9072]. I am pleased that we were of service to your mother. I can claim little credit since her care was under the direction of my co-worker Dr. Laura Fochtmann. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Lasch, P. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-083 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/38866671a01a6a84874bc860af2d93eb.pdf f3b10a0f49d49f21096bdb021fae0899 PDF Text Text December 7, 1994 Edward Shorter, Ph.D. Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto 88 College Street Toronto, Canada MSG 1L4 Dear Dr. Shorter, In 1983, in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the ﬁrst induction of seizures for mental illness, I sought historical data from Meduna’s family [could not ﬁnd any member] and from his co-workers. One sent me a hand edited copy of an autobiography, seemingly written in response to a shorter version prepared for Marti-Ibanez, Sackler, Sackler & Sackler: The Great Physiodynamic Therapies, 1956, Hoeber-Harper, New York. The text needed much editing. As Editor of Convulsive Therapy, I published the text in the ﬁrst two numbers of Convulsive Therapy [1985; 1:43-57; 121-138]. I used this text and the shorter Marti-Ibanez et al text for my 1984 article. Another version of Meduna’s history was written by Walter Freeman, MD. in The Psychiatrist: Personalitiesand Patterns, Grune & Stratton, New York, 1968. Of the various versions, the edited autobiography rings truest. I met Meduna on a number of occasions, and was impressed by his modesty, sincerity, and appreciated him as a ‘ gentleman’ . The journal Convulsive Therapy is available at the Clarke Institute. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Shorter, Edward Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-081 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/42c9000ced8d162af9eab7599ef7a320.pdf 2abf4558ee3dd51fa3504ea29b0a8e4f PDF Text Text December 20, 1994 William Graettinger, MD. University of Nevada - Reno VAMC 1000 Locust Street Reno NV 89520 Dear Dr. Graettinger, I am pleased to write this letter of recommendation on behalf of your consideration of Edward Coffey, MD. for the position of Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry. I have known Ed for about 8 years, ﬁrst through his research studies at Duke University , then in our association as teachers of convulsive therapy at various teaching sessions throughout the country, as editors of Convulsive Therapy, and as members of neuropsychiatric societies. Ed and I have not worked directly in research, but our common interests in neuropsychiatry, seizures, and ECT have led to many discussions. Ed is well trained in psychiatry, neurology, and neuroradiology. His record as a researcher is outstanding. He is the nation’s leader in applications of MRI technology to problems of changes in brain ﬁmction with depression, aging, ECT, and drug therapies. He has recently edited a book on neuropsychiatry and a few years ago edited a volume on advances in ECT, both for the American Psychiatric Press. He is an excellent teacher and speaker; a man of high moral character and impeccable manners. Ed is a family man; he has three children and is happily married. [I have met him and his family on numerous occasions] He is well liked by his co-workers and by his peers. He is at the right age and with the right record to consider dedicating the next few In October, when the chairman of our Department resigned, I recommended chairman. years as a Ed among three clinician/scientists to the search committee. I would be delighted if he were to join our faculty. I appreciate his record, his personality, and his dedication, and recommendhim for the position of leadership with enthusiasm. I trust these comments are helpﬁil. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Graettinger, William Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-5-080 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/bbafc025e028e113bde1d26f33b7bfa6.pdf ea06902a644e0f8b54141ccd93b1c8dc PDF Text Text January 9, 1993 Dr. H. Folkerts Klinik und Poliklinik fiir Psychiatrie Albert-Schweitzer—Strasse 11 D-4400 Munster Germany Dear Dr. Folkerts, One week fellowship courses are available at Columbia University [Harold Sackeim, Ph.D., New York State Psychiatric Institute, 722 West 168 Street, NYC 10032] and at Duke University [Richard Weiner M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3309, Durham NC 27710]. These are formal courses, with a set syllabus. They charge a fee and provide a certificate of completion at the end of the course. At one time, we had such a course but the work was too onerous. We often have visitors who come for a day or a week or longer. We are accustomed to having visitors attend our rounds to see the patients on my service; attend the ECT sessions; and work with my ECT Fellows. The latter are directly responsible for the actual administration of the treatments and they supervise the ongoing research projects. We do not charge vistors, nor do we provide an ’official’ document of attendance. Our laboratory is equipped with the THYMATRON DG and MECTA SR-l and SR—2 ECT devices. These are brief pulse devices. Our treatments are fully monitored according to the best established standards. We also treat a number of high risk medically ill, as we are a tertiary care referral center for complicated cases. The best time to visit would be when I am ’on service’, responsible for the treatment of patients at University Hospital. I am ’on service’ in February/ March this spring, and again later this summer. If you decide to come to Stony Brook, it would be helpful to have a letter of referral or request for attendance from the director at the clinic. Thank you for your interest. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-4-079 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/050f862d88da7566f71759ca325e43dd.pdf 13827b1f21e3deb002a206100a10405b PDF Text Text Ma April 3, 1993 Barbara Melisch, M.D. Universitatsklinik fiJr Psychiatrie Auenbruggerplatz 22 A-8036 GRAZ, Austria Dear Dr. Melisch, For reasons that are outside our control, regret to say that we are unable to accept a Fellow in ECT for the coming year. I Thank you for your interest, and my regards. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology �Post-It" brand fax transmittal memo 7671 lilo! pages T° Fm“ Mai): Fr 32' E). HEusui rt ' l mt Co. Co. Dept. Phone # szxv43~31¢-38§-55I6 Fax # 5M: KM. 8604 “Ca/oy— February 13, 1993 Barbara Melisch, M.D. Universitatsklinik fiJr Psychiatrie Auenbruggerplatz 22 A-8036 GRAZ, Austria Dear Dr. Melisch, This letter is in response to your inquiry regarding a fellowship at this University for 1993-1994. Ordinarily, our committees have their budgest assigned and have made their decision by this date. This year, however, the University budgets have not yet been assigned, and i am writing to tell you that a ﬁnal decision will not be made until the end of April. I difficult. recognize that such a delay is frustrating and makes any planning My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psuchiatry �August 26, 1992 Barbara Melisch, M.D. Universitatsklinik fUr Psychiatrie Auenbruggerplatz 22 A-8036 GRAZ, Austria Dear Dr. Melisch, We received your letter of application for a fellowship in psychiatry and the supporting material. Thank you. The file is as complete for the present as we need. The Fellowship committee will consider the application in the late winter and announcements of awards are made in early February for the next academic year which begins in July, 1993. Before the end of this year, you will receive additional inquiries and advice about your application for a suitable visa from our Training Office. understand that such an application will have to be made by yourself in Austria. I look forward to seeing you in Munich. Hopefully, will have more information at that time. I I . ' Have a good holiday. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psuchiatry the f’/ l/ 5 ”4/ / a) ' I/ﬂ/[ �August 26, 1992 Barbara Melisch, M.D. Universitatsklinik ftir Psychiatrie Auenbruggerplatz 22 A-8036 GRAZ, Austria Dear Dr. Melisch, We received your letter of application for a fellowship in psychiatry and the supporting material. Thank you. The file is as complete for the present as we need. The Fellowship committee will consider the application in the late winter and announcements of awards are made in early February for the next academic year which begins in July, 1993. Before the end of this year, you will receive additional inquiries and advice about your application for a suitable visa from our Training Office. understand that such an application will have to be made by yourself in Austria. I look forward to seeing you in Munich. Hopefully, will have more information at that time. I I Have a good holiday. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psuchiatry wW - ( 4% M // - _ % -— /r/ Llag‘e‘r’ ’z. (0?” FM” / �July 3, 1992 Barbara Melisch, M.D. Universitatsklinik fiJr Psychiatrie Auenbruggerplatz 22 A-8036 GRAZ, Austria Dear Dr. Melisch, Thank you for your inquiry about research opportunities in our Department. Each year we offer fellowships to qualified candidates in consultation & liaison, sleep disorders, ECT and psychopharmacology, and child psychiatry. If you specifically wish to work with my team, the fellowship ECT and psychopharmacology would be appropriate. in Please send me a new letter requesting consideration for a specific fellowship, effective July 1, 1993, describing what experience you seek. if possible (and know it is difficult), the note should specify why you seek U.S. training. [e.g., to undertake a specific research project; or for general research experience to allow you to return to Austria and an academic career; or for greater exposure to US. clinical experience; etc. If you have a specific project in mind, would you include a few paragraphs describing the project?] I We will also need the following information: - curriculum vitae copy of ECFMG and any other certificates of training in English copy of certificate of any post-M.D.training. Zapotocky (or other senior psychiatrist) would describe your education and experience. It would be particularly helpful if the letter would suggest what expectations are held for the additional training. It would be useful if Dr. This reads like a lot to do but application for a fellowship. My regards to Dr. it will be useful to support your Zapotocky. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. PRofessor of Psuchiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/3a223603e9b7cb103d77f8052ae5c2a2.pdf 07dff742552ec257bf1dd62cf97cdb89 PDF Text Text April 23, 1993 Captain Richard Pico, MC, USAF Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5300 Dear Rich, Thank you for your very nice letter of April 5. You should apply to NARSAD for a startup grant for your first-break psychosis study. would be glad to support your application and provide the needed letter as mentor/advisor. However, it would be better if your sponsor were someone in San Antonio or at a neighboring city in Texas. The reviewers are aware that distance is a deterrant to useful interaction. Ray Faber should be supportive; if not, A. John Rush at Dallas is a good friend and would get the two of you together if you are willing to get to Dallas. [If you have another sponsor, will gladly write a supporting letter.] I I I am not sure what is best for your third year time, since do not recall the constraints. The brain imaging laboratory at UT is at the forefront of a national brain imaging database collection program, and am impressed that if you came to master the techniques described at the ANA meeting, you would be doing yourself an excellent service -- both for your science and for any clinical future. I I I As for EEG, much good work has been done, but the neurologists and electrophysiologists have a less sanguine image of EEG brain imaging than do I. Newer methods, like MRI, PET, and SPECT are flashier. Newer methods get more industrial and academic support [there is more money in MRI, CAT than EEG]. Perhaps, the clinicians are correct, and we have reached the limit of what can be learned in an individual case from scalp recording. do not believe that we have reached the limit of EEG as a scientific brain imaging tool -- it is so I responsive to set and emotional change, so easily and safely recorded, so easily quantified, and so much has already been done to relate EEG change to behavior. can see no harm in getting to read EEG records by the usual page turning methods; at the least, it will provide a source of income should you wish to continue such work in practice. I Call me any late afternoon or evening at my home-office: 516 862 6651 and we can discuss this further. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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[The case report was incomplete-- only page 51 was enclosed] I trained in I Dr. Janowsky at UNC in Chappel Hill is advertising for ECT. You may wish to write to him. someone Good luck with your patient. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-4-071 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/38f7c751658fa3a5701ae50b2e4576c2.pdf 6b1690a89c0fc5db05f0b8aa5a979ac3 PDF Text Text May 8, 1993 Committee on Ethics American Psychological Association 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW; Room 406 Washington, DC. 20036 Gentlemen: am writing in response to the complaint of improper ethics charged by Ms. Linda Andre against Professor Harold Sackeim of Columbia University. I am acquainted with the professional activities of Dr. Sackeim for more than a decade. participated in the symposium on ECT which he organized at the New York Academy of Sciences in 1985; we worked together on the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Electroconvulsive Therapy, 1988-1990; and he has been an invaluable member of the Editorial Board of the journal Convu/sive Therapy since its inauguration in 1985. I I date of the complaint, the ECT review course under the auspices of CME, Inc. chaired that course and was responsible for inviting Dr. Sackeim and for planning the course. With regard to the cited location and I am personally acquainted with Ms. Linda Andre. first became aware of her activities when was asked to be an expert witness for defendants in a malpractice suit in which she alleges that she received ECT without proper consent, that the diagnosis was erroneous, and that she has been left with permanent memory lacunae for events over her whole lifespan. In reviewing this case, have read the hospital record, including summaries of her prior psychiatric hospitalizations; her record of suicidality and psychosis; her deposition and that of her treating therapists; as well as supporting documentation. I I I I On the occasion of the course in which Dr. Sackeim is alleged to have lied, Ms. Andre took the microphone during the question period, harangued me for my failure to acquiesce to her statements that memory loss was permanent. During this time, she stood with a large covered object, and when failed to answer her queries, she marched up to the platform and placed a large black skillet with an animal’s brain in it; the brain was lying on a bed of dollar bills. I �American Psychopathological Association Page 2 When gave a public lecture before the SUNY History of Medicine the history of the anti-psychiatry movement, Ms. Andre attended and on group again argued with me about her rights as a patient, and my failure to credit her brain damage or to acknowledge that she had been assaulted by physicians. I She travelled to an international meeting on ECT in Graz, Austria. As chairman of the first session, called for questions after presentations on the practice of ECT in Europe. She took the floor and again challenged me for my lack of interest in her memory problems and those of other patients whom she alleges had been assaulted by psychiatrists. I On the specific allegations made in her complaint, I find these fabricated and the result of her pathological imagination and thoughts. In response to inquiries from the audience, Professor Sackeim described events in his practice which reflected the problems of the intrusiveness of the antipsychiatry advocates. He did not mention Ms. Andre by name, nor did he specify any individual. Her association that the description referred to her is a paranoid identification, and is consistent with her psychopathology. On the more general complaints, the present effort at harassment is part of her present life activity as the leader of the Committee for Truth in Psychiatry. Ms. Andre dedicates her life to challenging psychiatrists, and particularly those interested in convulsive therapy. Her legal suit has not been adjudicated, and she seeks adjudication in the public arena before that in the legal arena. urge the APA to hold Dr. Sackeim blameless and return the challenge to Ms. Andre with an appropriate admonition. I Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Editor, Convulsive Therapy Member, APA Task Forces on ECT, 1975-1978; 1988-1990 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/3c2cd7e05377ae12e1e4211cc3d65041.pdf 6eb46b31eaf8c79a975795ecf12265bf PDF Text Text June 10, 1993 Dr. John Little H&CS Lakeside Hospital Gillies Street PO Box 63 Ballarat 3353 Victoria, Australia Dear Dr. little, It is not clear why you sent the proposed guidelines for ECT to me. The best U.S guidelines are those proposed by theAmerican Psychiatric Association Task Force in its 1990 report Electroconvulsive Therapy: Recommendationsfor Treatment, Training and Privileging (APA Press, Washington DC.) or the 1992 text written by Richard Abrams (Electroconvulsive Therapy, Oxford University Press, 1992). Both contain the present consensus in the US. regarding all the questions you summarize in your report. I attach some speciﬁc comments on your document, which may be idiosyncratic with me and my team. There is no experience to warrant or justify any speciﬁc decisions regarding pulse width or frequency in treatment efﬁcacy. Swartz makes claims about duration, arguing that some brief pulse trains at 4 to 8 seconds are more eﬁ‘icient (more effective?) than the short trains of the MECTA. There is evidence that total energy (mC) is a factor in efficacy when unilateral electrode placement is used. For my part, we are dedicated to the THYMATRON device which allows changes in energy and duration. When we use the MECTA device, we use the SR—2 as the more facile of the MECTA devices. In the US, it is no longer acceptable to undertake ECT without EEG monitoring; we would no more think of unmonitored ECT than we would think of unmodiﬁed (no anesthetic) ECT. �Page 2 I have not been to Australia, and would probably be pleased to come if the arrangements were suitable. Much of what I know about modern ECT comes from articles in Convulsive Therapy, the quarterly journal now in its ninth year of publication. I do not think you know it in Australia -perhaps you could subscribe and educate your peers. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Editor �Page 3 Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Medical Guide page 1: In discussing theories, why not cite the neurohumoral and the GABA-ergic hypotheses? These are detailed in Convulsive Therapy (vol 5, #3, September 1989). page 2: Why is catatonia cited among both psychiatric and non-psychiatric reasons for ECT? And what makes the non-psychiatric 'controversial'. For catatonia, if benzodiazepines are not effective in a few days, ECT is clearly justiﬁed even in catatonia secondary to systemic disorders (lupus, typhoid, NMS). The contraindiCations are not consistent with the APA discussion. We no longer accept any absolute contraindication. We now approach each case with a risk/beneﬁt analysis, and if ECT is commanded by the psychiatric conditon, no systemic condition is seen as a contraindication. page 3: ECT was not the ﬁrst effective treatment for mental illness; it was believed to be effective for dementia praecox and that was its novelty. Inanition and manic delirium are conditions that should be added to the list. We would not accept the statement that the anesthetist decides whether a patient is ﬁt for ECT. That is the psychiatrist's decision; the anesthetist is to do his best with what is given to him, much as he has to do with traumatic or non-elective surgery. (When ECT is compelled by a patient's illness, it is not elective.) page 4: It is too sanguine to say that permanent brain damage does not occur. At times, as a result of poor techinique, a prolonged seizure is not recognized, an airway is not maintained and a permanent dementia ensues. You can say that 'permanent structural brain damage does not occur under usual treatment schedules'. page 5: A common problem is post-seizure agitation or delirium. For consent for ECT, we usually insist that a 'signiﬁcant other' to the patient consent as well as the patient. �Page 4 page 7: I believe fractures occurred in T10, not T5. Pre—oxygenation does not reduce the seizure threshold unless you have evidence not in our literature. The eﬁicacy/ energy relationships are restricted to unilateral electrode placements. Brief pulse currents produce less cognitive impairment than alternating currents. page 9: I cannot believe you mean 2780 amperes -- perhaps milliamperes? Any reference to the electric chair in an ECT document is pejorative. Delete it. page 10. AT this late date, you cannot be serious in stating that the observer can tell when a seizure starts or ends in ECT when patients are effectively paralyzed and asleep. In our studies in 1980-81, we showed that cuff monitoring and EEG monitoring were essential. By 1987-90, we became convinced that EEG monitoring was essential, mainly as a protection against missing a prolonged seizure. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Little, John Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-067 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/48af4534c3a2bc3e83f79ce50305e8cf.pdf 191dfe5261fafd5409e7babc426b1215 PDF Text Text % m/ﬂ June 16, 1993 Robert T. McQueeney, MD. 1110 Tenth Avenue Menominee, Ml 49858 Dear Bob, Thank you for the copy of your letter to John Greden. The request is rather clear, but to whom do you wish his comments sent? Is it to you? Attached is another such note, addressed to you, which you may submit to the appropriate boards in Michigan. Good luck in your efforts. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: McQueeney, Robert T. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-065 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/f4bfefb992926dc24c5f8bd09be5e9c4.pdf 78533c571fbfffc39d49f8153797e237 PDF Text Text June 16, 1993 Markus Gastpar, MD. Direktor der Klinik ﬁir Allgemeine Psychiatrie Hufelandstrasse 55 4300 Essen 1 Germany Dear Markus, It was good to see you again in San Francisco. As the enclosed preprint will show, I took your advice and asked my co-worker to complete her report which will now be published in the September number of Convulsive Therapy. I thought you would like to see a copy before it is printed. Our experience with maintenance ECT continues, and for the most part, we now believe that such continuation treatment is an important addition to our treatment program. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Gastpar, Markus Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-064 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/964043eb5c74c880746dacee6aa2e41d.pdf 280f38fdab93d25ae0e7170ee5b995d3 PDF Text Text July 8, 1993 G. Northoff, M.D., Ph.D. Zentrum der Psychiatrie Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Heinrich-Hofmann—Str. 10 6000 Frankfurt am Main 71, Germany Dear Dr. Northoff, In response to your letter of June 17: We occasionally appoint Fellows for post-residency training and research. These appointments are usually made from our own graduates, but about half the positions are given to trainees from other programs. For those interested in clinical research, we require the satisfactory completion of the ECFMG examination, and a visa which will permit the candidate's stay in the US. This is usually the J-1 Visa which is issued on the request of the University. A letter of application, accompanied by a copy of your curriculum vitae, and a statement of your ECFMG status (Passed, date; or, scheduled examination date) will start the application process. The letter should indicate the date on which you anticipate a willingness to begin training, the duration of your willingness to take such training, and your social status (married or single) and dependents. We are actively involved in research in catatonia. These are under the supervision of my associate, Dr. Andrew Francis. Our prospective study of incidence and our rating scale developments are being written for submission for publication this summer. We are continuing these studies and are developing a prospective study of the biology of catatonia. We hope to have a protocol completed and submitted for funding by the early fall. Thank you again for your interest. Let me know how we can be of ﬁirther help. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Northoff, Georg Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-063 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/af740e98144d028e26e5fec2d40615a4.pdf afc1227c0db6f6fb5249948d79152e7a PDF Text Text September 11, 1993 Mr. Ivan Schick ElCoT 14 East 60th Street; Suite 1207 New York, NY. 10022 Dear Ivan, I had a very ﬁne lunch with Dick Glabers and Bob Ewing (we met at the Mirabelle, our **** restaurant near my home). Their questions were mainly about the present status of ECT as a practice; the impact of health care changes on ECT practice; the relative strengths [and weaknesses] of the present devices and their manufacturers, and the [my] experience with the ElCoT devices. I do not know whether I was of some help to them (or to you), but we did agree that if another device were to come to market, the manufacturer (or the manufacturers together) would probably need to develop an educational program for both psychiatrists, generalists, and the public on ECT in order to expand the market for ECT devices. In any case, we missed you. Call me when you return from Turkey and we can discuss their ideas. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Schick, Ivan Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-059 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/14b075b9edf666c7c155c2e489076550.pdf 802b946ccef9a24803f864c09c1b4540 PDF Text Text September 13, 1993 I») Dr. B. Verﬁey Ziekenhuis Rijnstate Postbus 9555; 6800 TA Arnhem The Netherlands Dear Dr. Vervey, What a pleasure to receive such a happy follow-up on your case of lethal catatonia. I was happy to be of help, and am doubly delighted that the results were so welcome and that you will be writing it up. Yes, I would very much like to read the report when it is published, but you could send me a preprint before publication if that is delayed. There is increased interest in catatonia in the US. and Canada, and your would be of interest to this group of investigators. experience With regard to electro-acupuncture, I know of no follow—up reports. Surely, none have been presented in the Western literature. A few years ago, Dr. Xue wrote that he was coming to the US. and I tried to arrange a meeting but that fell through. I have kept his papers in a travel folder in my ﬁle, hoping to visit China, but have not done so. What is clearly needed is for a Western trained psychiatrist, with some skills in ECT, to observe the procedures in China and assess whether actual grand mal seizures occur; their characteristics; a measure of the cognitive effects immediately aﬁer a seizure and one—day and one week after a series of treatments; and EEG measures during the seizure and 24 hours after 6 ECT or the end of a series. Such information will provide an impetus to replication in the West. Have a good trip to the US. and keep up the good work. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Verwey, B. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-058 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/0203b44849c8616f2734ef9a1afc941d.pdf 4a478b214324d5018e6223a3897161f4 PDF Text Text 9W State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine — Department of Psychiatry Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 11780 Phone: 516 4442929 516 862-6651 September 21’ 1993 Fax: 516 862-8604 Mr. Marty Madison Quest Publishing Co. Brea CA 92621 Dear Mr. Madison, Thank you for sending me the DHEW announcement in the Federal Register regarding the FDA classiﬁcation of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulators. Yes, these devices are the same as we assessed in the early 19605. It was the reports of RB. Smith in the 19805 that led the US. Army physicians to examine the advisability of reimbursing CHAMPUS personnel for such treatments that led to my review. My library contains two volumes which cite such research. Reynolds DV, Sjoberg AE (Eds): Neuroelectric Research: Electroprosthesis, Electroanesthesia and Nonconvulsive Electrotherapy. C.C Thomas, Springﬁeld, 1971, 466 pp. Wulfsohn NL, Sances A. (Eds): The Nervous System and Electric Currents, Plenum Press, New York, 1971, 171 pp. Another set of data can be found in the literature of convulsive therapy under the term 'subconvulsive shock' or 'nonconvulsiveelectric stimulation' or 'electrosleep'. A good source for such experience is to be found in two old texts: Alexander L: Treatment ofMental Disorder. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1953, 507 pp. Kalinowsky L, Hoch P: Somatic Treatments in Psychiatry, Grune & Stratton, New York, 1961 [or earlier editions]. I would like to read your report when it is published. Thank you for keeping me informed. M Sincerely yo Post-lt‘" brand fax transmittal memo 7671 l#of pages > To From xy “/ka Map/lam ‘1 Dept Fax"7/4 525 5257— C, Max / kw" PM“ #974 +144 PM 574— 4514 ‘ / 29% 7534 3, Max Fink , M.D Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Madison, Marty Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-057 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/c0f22526fe221fccaf8926ba7eb19030.pdf a42451aca6952c651d317a8c94fa6fb0 PDF Text Text School of Medicine . D epartment or PSychIatry and Behavioral Science . September 23, 1993 Medical New Mexico Board of PO. Box 20001 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Examiners ' Gentlemen: William Turner for the application of Dr. of in support Bill for more writing I am Mexico. I have known New of State the in medicine then as a researcher at the Island, licensure to practice in Long clinician psychiatrist member in the than 40 years, ﬁrst as a 1973, as a fellow faculty since ﬁnally, and Central Islip Psychiatric Center, School of Medicine. at our Department of Psychiatry who have dedicated cadre of patients with a clinician, them Bill is an outstanding and has been honored by groups support in patient active is with special interests in the been helped by him. He researcher, outstanding communit He is an as a leader in our and in psychopharmacology. genetics of mental illness maintained continuing active, alert, and has Despite his age, Bill is and students. relationships with the faculty . without reservation. I commend him to you Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology A :7 I” I , CASELLES New York Count-y Suiiolk No. 5.6775616. luly 31. 19 Term wires DCROTHY L. 01 791101-10. State NOTARY State University of New York at Sto 11794-810:1y Stony Brook, New York 516-444-2990 Fax: 516-444-7534 BFOOk � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-056 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/78f83c4bfe6117be28660bffd042d5ac.pdf 7c3d5bee89082eed30b9331e5e534790 PDF Text Text State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine —— Department of Psychiatry Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry PO. Box 457 St. James, New York 1780 Phone: 516 444-2929 516 862—6651 Fax: 516 862-8604 1 September 22, 1993 Dr. Douglas Glover Department of Psychiatry University of alberta Hospitals Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Dear Dr. Glover, Permission is hereby given to dupliicate and distribute to your students copies of the report " How does convulsive therapy work? from the journal Neuropsychopharmacology [1990; 3:73-82] and my "Response to critiques Neuropsychopharmacology [ 1 990; 3 :97- 1 00]. Subscriptions to Convulsive Therapy may be obtained either directly from the publishers (Raven Press, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York City 10036) or by membership in the Association for Convulsive Therapy. Membership dues includes a subscription to the journal. Membership information can be obtained from Dr. Donald Hay, Executive Director (1221 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis MO 63104). I hope the students enjoy the report. Wide Sincerely you , Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Post-WM To Co. Q” brand fax transmittal memo 9% 0 £40 Ve/ Dept. F3” #3 1792 am From 7671 |#of pages > / 044x [TM/,4 Co. Phone#.57é_ Xéz'ééf/ 43%” Fa” 57¢ 0’ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Glover, Douglas Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-055 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/cef1ed652e4b2febf9e5da2f51505f5e.pdf e27878c1985832cdb2335274433936af PDF Text Text October 21, 1993 Captain Richard M. Pico, M.D. USAF MC Wilford Hall Medical Center (AETC) Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5300 Dear Rich, Thank you for your recent letter keeping me informed of your research. The imaging work is interesting and you are to be congratulated on the drive. Such imaging studies are becoming increasingly important in psychiatric research. I understand that Dr. Edward Coffey has been invited to be a Visiting Professor at Wilford Hall. You should discuss your proposals with him as he has done the most elegant MRI/ECT and MRI/depression studies. His facility in Pittsburgh may interest you when you leave the air Force. there. I do not plan to attend the Neuroscience meetings, so we cannot meet I was in Austin last week, lecturing at St. David's Rehabilitation center. In the face of the new Texas legislation forbidding ECT in anyone under the age of 16 [even with parental and patient consent], there was a brouhaha at the sessions, with Scientology pickets in front of the hospital and 3 disruptionists in the audience. Good luck in your work. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Pico, Richard M. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-054 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/e9ab8603433bc2adccc7d24795ced3a0.pdf 629ce2a1d7f006672b98519c049f7721 PDF Text Text Post-It” brand fax transmittal memo :15}ngJaw/m :mm 7671 |#of pages > ”763% g ﬁn!» phonetm W51 2%, Fax#[%/Z é’Zﬁ/ Z)/¢yFax#5/é 9V</~7J’39‘ ' % Dept. , ,ﬁc _ , is . NYB (I) Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science November 5, 1993 Sam Gershon, MD. University of Pittsburgh School of- Medicine Pittsburgh, PA Dear Sam, Attached is a formal answer to your inquiry, with some citations. There are other excellent reports which use the same methodology, and I can supply a more detailed list if you require it. The citations selected -- Lerer, Brandon, Sackeim -— represent our best scientiﬁc efforts of the recent decade. My best to Lisl. Sincerely yours, ﬂair/7 Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York 1'] 794—8l01 516—444—2990 Fax: 516-444—7534 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Gershon, Samuel Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-053 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/f5f8ab192d9d22e57a1ce62ed52b521e.pdf cca0cff7a0d6463ee06676939fad7f4a PDF Text Text MM December 18, 1993 Ms. Lynne Mascarella CME Oﬂice U. Arizona Health Sciences Center Tucson, AZ 85724 Dear Ms. Mascarella, I am pleased to permit the use of my report in the Acta Psychiatr Scand. for your CME course in February. The ideas in that report have been updated, however, by a presentation in Paris in January. That report, titled “Optimizing ECT” is now in press in L ’Encephale. I enclose a copy for your use, suggesting that this draﬁ is more up to date and of greater interest to your students. The main point of difference is in the thorny question of whether repeated threshold determination is necessary or indeed safe. Good luck in your course, and my bets regards to Dr. Gelenberg. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Mascarella, Lynne Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-050 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/2fe075c950cd1d55e39435ec456f0536.pdf 751be4a627af68a438b7454a90f192aa PDF Text Text December 27, 1993 TO: F aroukh Maneksha George Petrides From: Max Fink Subject: Follow—up on trimethaphan study Now that the dose range of trimethaphan has been deﬁned, we should use a similar design to study the relative efficacy [and safety] of a beta-blocker compared to trimethaphan. Attached is the output of abstracts from a search of the ECT Database for the substances labetalol, esmolol, and nitroglycerine, post-1987. Would you review these and select one as a contrast for trimethaphan? Can you define a-commonly used dose? Is there a design that you favor? � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Maneksha, Faoukh Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-3-049 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/f74c305cd945f49c18ba0ed63945ccc6.pdf 401160c57ed4e40fb6ca3419de212b43 PDF Text Text July 13, 1992 Jonathan 0. Cole, MD. Director, McLean Affective Disorders Program McLean Hospital 115 Mill Street Belmont MA 02178-9106 Dear Jon, We seem to have gotten the same bug pharmaco-EEG -- at the same time and we seem not to be able to get over it. I, too, believe that pharmacoEEG methods have not had the applications to which they lend themselves, especially as the initial evaluation of potential new psychoactive compounds, nor in the management of treatment courses, especially of therapy resistant patients. The IPEG sessions in Boca Raton in May were a good sample of our present experience. Unfortunately, except for some work in pharmacokinetics of benzodiazepines by Greenblatt, and of opioids and anesthetics by anesthesiologists, little has been added to our theoretic or functional knowledge since the spate of NIMH/PSC supported studies between 1959 and 1975. These studies developed the main algorithms for data reduction which are still in use today. The main difference between 1990’s and the 1970’s is in the speed of data reduction, ability to record and analyze multi-lead inputs (compared to our single and 2-channel analyses), and the sharp reduction in costs; so much so that practically any academic laboratory can do superior (to 19705) recording, data reduction, and data analyses for under $15,000 for 4 to 8 channels. -— Unfortunately, the theoretic underpinnings remain the same as at that time. And, many of the applications which we recognized as useful and feasible, [and which are even more feasible today], have never had adequate trials. Further, the present loyalty to the neuroscience reductionist belief structure [which so dominates the ACNP, SBP, NIMH, and many academic psychiatric departments] rejects any human recording studies as too gross. The main exception are the polysomnographers with their activity in medical physiology and the idiosyncratic, essentially impractical, sleep EEG studies of Kupfer. A few years ago I summarized my experience with pharmaco-EEG in a which was not published. From time to time I have gone back to it, and I report enclose an incomplete draft, dated October 1991. On another occasion, I was asked to review some reports by Herrmann which he submitted to the journal Pharmacopsychiatry. I wrote an editorial that accompanied the papers. Finally, I enclose a historical review which was published in 1984 which provides a basis for our present knowledge. �J. 0. Cole Pharmaco-EEG Page 2 At the IPEG meeting in May, the applications of QEEG for pharmacokinetics was well demonstrated. Its use in pharmacodynamic studies in man was suggested, but there are few new studies such as Peter Irwin and I did two decades ago. The industrial laboratories are apparently funding quantitative pharmaco-EEG studies in various species. The pharmacologists are enthusiastic that they can identify our present list of human psychoactive drugs, but they have few examples of new compounds that have an identifiable pharmaco-EEG profile in an animal species which helped in the clinical study of the compound. [I am not impressed that this expenditure has much merit; rats, mice, dogs, and cats are quite distinct in their pharmacology from man (indeed, mice have been bred to be remarkably sensitive and insensitive to a host of CNS active compounds) and it is pure happenstance when a compound has an EEG effect in an animal that is predictive of its EEG pattern or sensitivity or clinical activity in man] As for multi-lead recordings (such as the BEAM), these have not been more helpful than single lead recordings in man. Herrmann and Coppola undertook detailed analyses of multi-lead recordings of compounds which had been classified by classical single channel recordings. Their findings were no more useful than what was already known, at much greater expense. There are some authors who argue that localized EEG changes should occur and they hope that such differences will have predictive merit. But, so far, the data are very weak. With that introduction, I will answer your questions as best as I can. 1. The enclosed papers are a good beginning. Get the issue of Phannacopsychiatry 24 (Nov):196-225, 1991. The three reports by Herrmann show what can be done with pharmaco-EEG studies. 2. The best citations for the relation between EEG changes and clinical response are cited in my report in progress. 3. Few studies fund pharmaco—EEG studies. I was recently contacted by Tetsushi Inada, Ph.D. (Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd., 599 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2780, New York City 10022). They have an antihistaminic compound and are seeking ways to define its central activity. They were impressed by our 1979 report of the EEG study of terfenadine and diphenhydramine (Phamtakopsych. NeuroPsychophannakologie 12:35—44). I sent them to Kurt Itil and have not had a follow-up. 4. I am always willing to visit McLean. It might be useful to arrange a Grand Rounds on pharmaco-EEG. I recently gave a talk for the neurologists: PharmacoEEG: Science or Pseudo-Science. Dr. Vasile should visit Itil in Tarrytown and get an idea of which directions he is taking this technique. Turan and Kurt are quite hospitable and seem willing to show off their techniques. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/5a628705c7ab5f887f4f2f6203f18171.pdf 1a2060ee4789a32280673bdb05e07f81 PDF Text Text July 14, 1992 William T. Donner, M.D. Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA 19001 Dear Dr. Donner, The concern with ’informed consent’ for ECT was first reviewed by the the 1978 Task Force report. It was reviewed again in its 1990 report. in both, a balance between the facts as known and the mis-perceptions of the public were considered. Memory complaints are mostly reported by patients who have not improved with treatment. Objective evidence of memory impairment is rare, especially in the past decade with the introduction of the routine use of continuous ventilation with oxygen, brief pulse currents, graded electrical dosing, selective electrode placement, variations in frequency of treatments, and duration of course. We have also come to realize that the usual associated treatments, like lithium, benzodiazepines, and tricyclic antidepressants, which are often used as continuation treatments, do themselves impair cognition and memory functions. APA in The best documentation of the present state of knowledge on long term effects of ECT is found in the 1990 APA Task Force report, and in the second edition of E/ectroconvu/sive Therapy by Richard Abrams (Oxford University Press, New York, 1992). The older experience is best summarized in Convu/s/ve Therapy: Theory and Practice which wrote (Raven Press, New York, 1979) and the first APA Task Force report (#14, APA, Washington, DC, 1978). Each publication contains a useful model consent form. I Much of the concern with memory effects of ECT is sustained in the public by the hysteria of the Church of Scientology. Present concerns are not with the form, but with the consent process. Many clinicians now use a videotape describing the ECT procedure to educate the patients and their family. Commercial videotapes are available from Somatlcs and from MECTA, the principal manufacturers of modern brief pulse ECT devices. published A lengthy consideration of competency to in Convu/sive Therapy (8292-102, 1992). consent was recently Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Editor � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-2-047 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. 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I his third paragraph, he asks for a proposal (it would be helpful if you would be more specific) in which you specify your needs (= a project description with the usual format of aims, background, methods, personnel and equipment needs, and a budget). He also asks whether you see yourself as a pure researcher or whether ’these could be combined with some clinical activities, either teaching or patient care as a visiting professor’. If he is to find funds, he anticipates that it is easier to support someone who provides clinical services for which reimbursement and support is possible. In He is asking whether you have passed the ECFMG qualifying examination which would permit him to seek a clinical appointment for you. He seems to depend on the collaboration of Dr. Okada. in you brought your own funds, he would have little difficulty developing a project. Of course, if Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry F:\lPEG\SANNlTA\19-UNNM.GAR � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Sannita, Walter Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-2-045 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. 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I I I I I i am often asked why Convulsive Therapy is not indexed in MEDLlNE, and can only answer that the MEDLINE review board makes its decisions in its own way (like NlH Committees?). But Convulsive Therapy is indexed in many other indices, and all can do is to urge readers to seek citation lists outside I I MEDLINE. incidentally, the last citation list contains a review of ECT in Czechoslovakia. Their therapist are also male chauvinist pigs, shocking women more often than men! But they seem to either have a different appreciation of the efficacy of ECT in schizophrenia than we do [or their diagnostic criteria are different]. assume the difference is probably the latter reason. I Let’s get together soon. My best to Vojta. Max � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: ?, Jana Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-2-043 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/0a3d498e874e5306bfbb063789524a59.pdf 5c0a5c46a20e12796193df9f1c6f43dc PDF Text Text July 31, 1992 Ms. Mary DiCicco Nepperhan Avenue Hastings-on-Hudson ll New York 10706 Dear Ms. DiCicco, Thank you for the copy of the textbook Psychology: Boundaries and Frontiers by Buskist and Gerbing. As read the text, recalled the many years in which collaborated with experimental and clinical psychologists, the years that held membership in the American Psychological Association, and the many meetings of psychologists at which or my associates presented our research. But that is so far back in history. I I I I I read the section on somatic treatments in this textbook and was not surprised by the outdated, anti-psychiatry views of the authors. It verified my caution (and surprise) at your invitation. I I am not the man for the job. can recommend two outstanding experimental ’card-carrying’ psychologists with excellent credentials in electroconvulsive therapy. Both have been or are members of the Editorial Board of Convu/sive Therapy. I Harold Sackeim is Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the principal investigator of the two largest NIMH supported programs in ECT research, and a member of NIMH committees. He has the capacity and the staff to develop as fine a demonstration as you may wish. He can be reached at 212 950 5855. Helen Pettinati is Director of Research at the Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead, New Jersey. She is the author of numerous excellent ECT reports; a collaborator in a large NIMH sUpported clinical study with Dr. Sackeim; and has the staff and capacity to develop the product you need. She can be reached at 201 874 4000 (Research Department). Good luck in your efforts. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: DiCicco, Mary Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-2-038 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. 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I l I thought that we should develop a prize for excellence in clinical psychiatry, associated that Satn had done an excellent job in establishing a fine program, and discussed the development of a "Stanley Yolles Prize Award" with the associate Dean for student affairs, Dr. Gardner. He encouraged me to proceed. I would require the collection of some funds from Stan’s colleagues at Stony Brook, and perhaps some at NIMH. Since you are coming to visit the Department soon, would you think of this development so that we can discuss It it? My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Miller, Morton Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-2-036 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/cbb2e008ecc10456933d9233d70b3578.pdf 1ce671ac538d495448b5ea77ffb0632f PDF Text Text September 8, 1992 Walter Sannita, M.D. Institute for Neurophysiopathology University Hospital San Martino I-16132 GENOA Italy Dear Walter, am ’on service’ in September and ’off service’ in October for the inpatient service. have planned a number of trips in October: October 5-8, 14-20, and 27-Nov. 1. It would be best if you came at the end of September. I I have a research fellow, George Petrides for studies in ECT. He has been trained by Itil in the HZI system, and we received an updated version of that system last week. It should be operational in the next few weeks. would be pleased to have you consult and supervise George in his EEG studies. I I Any news from Albuquerque? My daughter-in-law delivered a healthy girl two weeks ago. Martha and are grandparents now. As tell all, don’t feel different, but suppose it has been a turning point in our lives. I I My I I best to Titty. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Sannita, Walter Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-2-032 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/e44226f7ca6308b9b44b1126bd96074a.pdf e0df70f47007465689c367a38cc8bdbf PDF Text Text November 30, 1992 Murray Wexler, Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry USC School of Medicine LAC/USC Medical Center Los Angeles, CA 90033 Dear Dr. Wexler, am pleased to write this letter describing my experience with Barry Kramer, MD. who is being considered for promotion to the rank of Professor of Clinical Psychiatry. have known of his work since his appointment at Hillside Hospital and to this Department in 1978. Until 1982, we collaborated on ECT projects during his tenure. In 1985, when assumed the editorship of the journal Convulsive Therapy, called on Barry to collaborate on some new projects. In 1991, he was appointed to our Editorial Board. also know him through his activities in the Association for Convulsive Therapy and the American Psychiatric Association. I I I I I Barry is a dedicated, intelligent, and bright clinician and researcher. He is active in clinical research and in research meetings. He is specifically qualified the management of patients geriatric psychiatry. in in high risk ECT and he has a special interest in From his writings and discussions, am impressed with his clinical teaching skills. His presentations at meetings are cogent, concise, and clear, reflecting his skills as a lecturer. I view of his academic record, believe that he is fully qualified for promotion to the rank of Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and am pleased to recommend his promotion without reservation. In I I Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Wexler, Murray Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-2-030 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/f3e57e4d01002162e34f7d00e78ad33d.pdf 5ce7163a4174ad4dfd9a0d78dda0eabd PDF Text Text January 5, 1992 Michael Taylor, MD. Department of Psychiatry UHS/Chicago Medical School 3333 Green Bay Road No. Chicago, Illinois 60064 Dear Mickey, read “Are schizophrenia and affective disorder related? A selective literature review" with much interest and relief, mainly relief. have been finding it increasingly difficult to identify patients with schizophrenia, finding that many patients so labelled responded (with varying degrees of success, sometimes dramatic) to treatments which are ordinarily prescribed for affective illnesses. The cases have not been limited to those with ’catatonia’. These experiences led me to adopt the attitude that no patient should be labelled as suffering from ’schizophrenia’ until after failure of vigorous treatment for affective illness. This view has put me into conflict with my associates Fritz Henn and Lynn DeLisi (firm believers in the genetic dichotomy theory), and even some younger faculty trained at Hopkins. Hence my relief at your review and the challenge it provides to the ’establishment’. l I Keep up the good work. My thanks and my best wishes for a healthy and happy 1992. Admiringly. Max Fink, M.D. Proferssor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Taylor, Michael A. 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Looking back at our experience since 1987, do believe that we have confirmed the observation first reported by Meduna in 1937, that patients who have been seriously and continuously ill for more than two years achieve little persistent benefit from ECT. We treat only one such patient, mainly because without ECT he becomes aggressive and hostile, and with it is more relaxed and cooperative. His family insists that we continue, even though he remains in a protected environment. I It is probable that the hope of an important effect from ECT for your son is misplaced. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-026 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. 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This cynical and political maneuver will probably save a few million dollars from this year’ 5 budget, only to be placed on the backs of the next budget when the courts demand redress. I urge your support of legislation to re-instate payments retroactively and immediately. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry ﬁg � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-025 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/03c36dc9c7833c9ecc75b18536960e40.pdf 47752ea4463fd1d8131cd8f4c49a6ca5 PDF Text Text j- W March 14, 1992 Werner Herrmann, MD. Clinical Psychophysiology Freie Univesitat Berlin Eschenalle 3 D-1000 Berlin 13 FRG Dear Werner, First, about the IPEG Program. Turan and I met yesterday and completed the program, worked out the program printing, and made suggestions regarding the social calendar for the meeting. It looks good. With regard to the MacNeill et al report in Neuropsychobiology. I agree that you accept what you deem useful. When reviewers differ as to their recommendations, I do not think ’democracy’ is effective; the editor must make a judgement based on the merits of the paper [as he sees it] using the advice of reviewers for specific points. You ask how I proceed as editor of Convulsive Therapy. I see the role of the Editor as ’gatekeeper’and as a ’leader’. I try to determine whether an original article asserts something new, whether it is likely to be true, and whether it is likely to be ’true’ in a few years. Articles that meet these criteria and the support of reviewers are accepted with enthusiasm. Other articles are accepted if they usefully teach -- an experience that might be useful to others, or a technical point that has merit. If the report is an opinion piece -- a commentary or editorial -- I ask that it be related to something published recently, or that it makes a new argument. Finally, reviews are very helpful if they are reasonably complete (I check the citation lists myself) and if the conclusions may be helpful to the reader, whether as a student or as a researcher. The Editor is expected to stimulate and request articles that make new points. I often leave a scientific meeting with notes that lead to letters and later to editorials or reviews which I publish. The section on pharmaco-EEG in Neuropsychobiology has not made a concerted effort to improve our practice. As I recall the articles, they are mainly archival reports of studies that follow standard models. Many are not definitive, weakening our message. They have rarely been accompanied by critiques or editorials. ‘ �Werner Herrmann, MD. Page 2 The next IPEG meeting has two important issues that warrant publication. The papers of the Classification Symposium may usefully be published, perhaps as a special supplement, with a discussion of the relevance of animal models for clinical psychopharmacology. Opinions are divided between the pharmacologists who have a distinct faith that rat studies are the road to defining new psychoactive entities [after all, it is their livelihood], and the clinicians who recall that almost all that is useful in clinical psychiatry has come from clinical efforts, and that so far, no new compound or idea has come from pharmacologic studies. The PK/PD symposium exemplifies a most useful application. It deserves a separate publication, with a discussion of the BGA and FDA positions, and arguments that pharmaco-EEG studies in man have something to offer clinical medicine, something more than is offered by routine PK/PD testing when applied to psychoactive (and neurologic active) drugs. My principal argument with Kiinkel was that he appeared passive in attitude, leaving the section archival and ’no fun’ to read. Miiller-Oerlinghausen made a good point in the latest issue of Pharmacopsychiatry, when he accepted your three papers and then asked me to write a commentary. The ’package’ should have been part of the Pharmaco-EEG section of Neuropsychobiology. [Is it premature for two journals to compete for the limited pharmaco-EEG material?] As editor of the section in Neuropsychobiology, it will take much work; a good beginning can be made at the IPEG meeting where you should try to capture the best papers. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Herrmann, Werner Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-024 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. 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Department of Psychiatry Medical College of Pennsylvania 3200 Henry Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19129 Dear George, lecture material on efficacy of ECT, with slides of efficacy in major depression, major depression with psychosis, schizophrenia, mania, catatonia, NMS, parkinson disease, and a few others. There are also slides of the risks of ECT, considerations in treating the elderly, and maintenance and continuation ECT. The whole represents one of my two stocks in trade. I If slides or, if have full you focus your question more specifically, can find them, send the negatives. I will be glad to copy the I Many recent texts give the data in summary form. These include: Abrams,R. Electroconvulsive therapy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, ‘ 231 pp. American Psychiatric Association. The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Recommendationsfor Treatment, Training and Privileging. Washington, DC. APA Press. 1990. Kellner, C. (Ed.): Electroconvulsive Therapy. Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 14 (4): 793-1020, Dec., 1991. I will be away this week, returning on Monday March 29. Call me afternoon or evening at my home/office- 516 862 6651, or in the mornings at the University- 516 444-2929. I’ll do my best. Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry state University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New “York 11794—8101 516-414141-2990 Fax: 516444-7534 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Simpson, George Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-023 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/47521a213c4ebbc9385bb423194a4610.pdf 6cf53a47b6300d8e9e3164dd956a33e2 PDF Text Text {if ‘ 4!“: _ I!r“.;,"‘,./"';':’/ May 9, 1992 Wilma Harrison, M.D. Roerig Division Pfizer Inc. 235 East 42 Street New York City 10017-5755 Dear Wilma, Thank you for the invitation to participate in the teaching commitments am delighted to do so. As you know, am now identified with ECT and catatonia than in standard antidepressant research. My ’expertise’ is rather specialized and may, or may not, fit into the Roerig teaching program. of Roerig. I I ECT is a most effective treatment, which is offered mainly at major academic hospitals in the U.S. It is hardly available at Veterans Hospitals, state mental hospital, municipal hospitals mental health services, or the NIMH clinical center. Despite the confirmed efficacy and safety of modern ECT. Despite the reports of numerous commissions and study groups. Despite the belief by many psychopharmacologists that the drugs can do all, for all, if only their knowledge and skills were applied. [Even Don Klein, however, has begun to refer patients for ECT.] What can be done? ECT, can surely help. If you wish to support lectures or conferences on I Perhaps Roerig is interested in something more. Each year at the APA, the industry sponsors large lectures, with food and excellent P.R. Each year, the topics are focussed on drug treatment for mania or panic disorder or therapy resistant schizophrenia, each a topic designed to support a defined use of a specific drug. Roerig could do more. Offer a symposium on the evaluation and treatment of the severe mentally ill, with a focus on the relative efficacy, indications, and combined uses of drugs and ECT. By including ECT, you will capture a large [and growing] group of physicians who feel that their training has been deficient [it generally has] and who are now asked to use ECT [by insurers]. A symposium could be organized about a single diagnostic group [depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis] or about a problem [treatments in pregnancy, the elderly, or young adults] with a focus on guidelines for the use of drugs and ECT, in association or sequentially. �Wilma Harrison, MD. Page 2 Catatonia is a second topic. A few years ago, Mickey Taylor and wrote an argument that catatonia should be separated from schizophrenia [it is only defined as a subtype of schizophrenia in D-SM-lll] into a separate class in DSM-IV. The DSM-IV committee agreed, in part, and now recommend that catatonia be a modifier of four conditions. I Our interest in catatonia is based on two issues. ls catatonia a part of schizophrenia or is it something else? Considering the particular efficacy of ECT, should it not be separated from other conditions so that ECT can be used early in the treatment? Further, are catatonia and NMS similar or different disorders? also enclose an editorial “Pharmacotherapy and ECT” which expresses my opinion of some present lacks in the education of psychopharmacologists and clinicians about ECT. I Some specific suggestions. For lectures, the following titles are descriptive: For whom should ECT be considered? ECT and pharmacotherapy: Combined and sequential use. Efficacy and safety of modified ECT. Catatonia and NMS: Identification and treatment. Catatonia: Not so rare and very treatable. For the APA, a conference can be organized on the topic of catatonia, or therapy resistant depression [psychosis], or the pregnant psychotic. Each topic can be organized to be rather unique in modern APA annals. I enclose some reprints for your review, and a copy of my ’short’ c.v. My thanks foryour consideration and my best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Harrison, Wilma Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-020 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/6bd1554506f42e88357bfc3053d5464e.pdf c45c26b3b95254598b1e84de2e9b13ec PDF Text Text , ll?“ May 15, 1992 Ellen P. MacKenzie, MD. 2216 Belle Chasse Highway Gretna, LA 70053 Dear Dr. MacKenzie, very much appreciate your letter of May 5. am heartened, rather than discouraged, by your plea to use my influence and reputation to enhance the education of your colleagues. You represent one of those who came to a course, and are now using your skills to treat patients who need ECT. That is gratifying enough. I I gave a lecture on ECT at the Ochsner Clinic. They sent a to my laboratory for a week. And while have not Heinz, trainee, Jerry young heard directly from him that he has begun to treat patients, another resident introduced herself at a recent course and said that they had begun an ECT unit. Last year, I I The best can do is visit again, if the professionals at Charity Hospital seek some help, either in teaching or in organizing an ECT service. But the need must be felt by the professionals at the facility. I I believe we are making progress. The case reports published by Sandoz are not meant to educate, but to indoctrinate. So long as medical schools and psychiatric organizations depend on the largesse of industry, they will be subject to this type of ’education’. Gilbert Honigfeld is poorly acquainted with ECT, and has no interest in any comparison bevvteen clozapine and ECT. When clozapine was still ’experimental’, proposed to Honigfeld, Kane, and Meltzer a study of their treatment failures, i.e., the 70% of clozapine treated patients who did not improve, with ECT at no extra expense to the patients. But we never received referrals and only recently have Meltzer and Kane begun trials of ECT with clozapine or after clozapine. I Good luck in your efforts, and many thanks fgor your kind remarks. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Editor � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-017 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/9173d52badc30efd8e1efd272c8e8ca1.pdf 9014ecae082176ee5594eb8da125bde6 PDF Text Text June 3, 1992 Laureen Froimson R.N.C., M.S.N. @-South University of North Carolina Hospitals 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Dear Ms. Froimson, It is true that Convu/sive Therapy is not indexed in MEDLINE, but that is as much a political as a scientific/academic decision. It used to be that all medical periodicals were indexed after they produced two complete years of publication, but with the flood of new journals, the decisions are now made by a committee of NLM. You can be of help if you would write about your concern to the Director of the National Library of Medicine, pointing out your difficulties, the importance of ECT at your hospital, etc. You may wish to send a copy to Sheldon Kotzin, Chief of Bibliographic Services Division of NLM. (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda MD 20894). We do not have a special set of guidelines for nursing in preparation. We are working on a set of Policies and Procedures that can be adapted at your hospital. enclose a copy of the University of Michigan document that is a I model. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Edhor � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Froimson, Laureen Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-015 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/ef270789c44a1ba1c8c9a67f10bebc86.pdf 1d14e038c02d9b79c3d2f20b107ad796 PDF Text Text June 3, 1992 Herbert Meltzer, MD. Department of Psychiatry Case Western Reserve Medical School 2040 Abington Road Cleveland OH 44106 Dear Herb, Your telephone call about my letter to the APA regarding Dr. Orne led me to my files. enclose a copy of my letter to Dr. Sabshin and his office’ reply. That is the extent of my involvement, which followed on the public presentation of what was alleged to be Dr. Orne’s release of confidential tapes from psychotherapy sessions after the death of a patient. I do not know how my name is associated as a lead name in a complaint. called Dr. Sabshin’s office and was told that my letter was one of many that had been received and that had been forwarded to the Psychiatric Physicians of Pennsylvania. 1 I The matter is not personal, either with regard to Dr. Orne or the author to whom he released the tapes. I trust this information may be helpful. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-014 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/f46a60b7a52849c776ea64d6acd0701d.pdf 5d097620864ebc8a518cb66323eecb8e PDF Text Text June 23, 1992 Arnold J. Friedhoff, M.D. Chair, Lieber Prize Advisory Panel Department of Psychiatry NYU School of Medicine 550 First Avenue New York City 10016 Dear Arnie, would like to suggest that MICHAEL ALLEN TAYLOR, M.D. be considered for the Lieber Prize. Mickey is Professor & Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry & Behaviorasl Sciences at UHS/Chicago Medical School. have known him since his residency days, and was his mentor when he received the A.E. Bennett award of the Society of Biological Psychiatry in 1969. I I He has been an avid student of the psychopathology of schizophrenia. His major contribution has been to provide important criteria to subdivide and identify populations of patients with schiophrenia for family, genetic, and biological studies. In studies from 1972 to 1980, he and his colleagues examined the of validity the diagnosis of schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness by examining the clinical phenemoenology of these diagnostic groups to demographic, family illness, neuropsychological and treatment response variables. They demonstrated that catatonia was more prominent in patients with affective disorders than in those with schizophrenia. They carried out prospective studies to classify patients using cross-sectional criteria and developed an objective basis for classifying patients with the major functional psychoses. Their studies suggested that the diagnosis of schizophrenia was being made too often, with a low degree of validity for the diagnosis of acute, paranoid, good prognosis, catatonic and schizo-affective schizophrenia. His studies demonstrated that if a patient satisfied the diagnostic criteria for affective disorder, a good prognosis was the rule, despite the additional presence of first rank symptoms of schizophrenia [Schneider], formal thought disorder, or catatonia. �Page 2 Michael Taylor the past decade, Mickey has developed rigorous, validated criteria to establish homogeneous patient samples for schizophrenia diagnostic research; focussed studies on the functional relationships between neuronal In groups and behavior, using neuropsychological techniques; and regional cortical functioning in patients with major psychoses. He is carrying out independent studies of family illness data to define subgroups of schizophrenic and affective disorder patients, relating these data to biologic and clinical variables and comparing various models of genetic transmission of illness. Mickey has written a classical analysis of catatonia which is the basis of the separation of this disorder, with defined treatment and prognostic criteria, from schizophrenia in DSM—IV. He is among the most innovative of the present generation opf in schizophrenia. He is an eminent teacher and scholar, editor, research leaders and administrative leader. I commend him for your consideration for the Lieber Prize. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-013 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/276d199a987a55524b61c425c9ae407b.pdf 035f53b1bab535f7d6773ab99c85d758 PDF Text Text June 29, 1992 Carl Salzman, MD. Department of Psychiatry Massachusetts Mental Health Center 74 Fenwood Road Boston MA 02115 Dear Carl, Turan ltil asked me to write a letter of reference for Dr. Pierre LeBars who is applying for a fellowship in psychopharmacology. have known Pierre for about three years, since he began to work with Turan in pharmaco-EEG. My association has been limited to working with Pierre as a consultant in ongoing and proposed pharmaco-EEG studies, and in our communications at the recent IPEG (International Pharmaco-EEG Group) meetings at Boca Raton. l Pierre is a well trained neurologist with both an MD. and a Ph.D. in neuroscience. While his publication record is limited, his training record is extraordinary. found Pierre most knowledgeable about EEG, drug pharmacokinetics, and pharmaco-EEG practice and theory. He participated actively in the meetings. He is a charming French-man, with an excellent command of English, and a keen sense of humor. He is a delight to be with, and he has captivated Turan, his family, and all their friends. ! commend him to you with enthusiasm. Considering his neurologic and EEG backghround, a firm grasp of modern psychopharmacology should be most helpful in assuring useful contributions in pharmaco-EEG. I My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Salzman, Carl Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-1-011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/25b51eaf259e0deb9392b1ef36288792.pdf cdcf7b05f070279bd629e54dfc37bcf7 PDF Text Text November 30, 1991 Martin B. Keller, M.D. Dept. Psychiatry & Human Behavior Butler Hospital 345 Blackstone Blvd. Providence, RI 02906 Dear Martin, am pleased to write this letter in support of the promotion of Barry Fogel, MD. to the rank of Professor in the Teaching Scholar track at Brown University. have known Barry for about six years, since he began his NIMH Geriatric fellowship. At that time, he introduced himself and asked for guidance in the application of ECT in his studies. have met him at numerous professional meetings and cooperated in his leadership role in the American Neuropsychiatric Association. I I l . Barry’s strong points are his interest and skill in teaching and education, his friendly personality, and his enthusiasm for clinical care of the elderly. His weak point is his lack of a productive academic research focus. His personality and enthusiasm has led to his appointment to committees in geriatric societies, and the many calls for him to write chapters multi-authored texts. With Dr. Stoudemire, he has published an excellent textbook of medical psychiatry which is useful as a clinical reference. His publications reflect his scholarship but lack independent creativity. With Randy Schiffer of the University of Rochester, he in created the American Neuropsychiatric Association and has led that Association to have an interest in education and special certification in the American Boards. He was instrumental in supporting the Association’s affiliation with the APA journal of neuropsychiatry, with its focus on clinical case material, rather than the more academic and research oriented competitor published by Raven Press. Barry is a good lecturer. l have not seen him work in a clinical setting so cannot comment on his clinical skills. Considering the guidelines of your letter of November 16, Barry clearly meets the requirements for promotion in a teaching track, and recommend his I promotion with enthusiasm. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Keller, Martin B. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-4-106 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/c9d82d1453dca549d5c4ee9545795d24.pdf b1d80c861e0d6cae32ad896f34646ee4 PDF Text Text December 2, 1991 Wagner Bridger, MD. Medical College of Pennsylvania 3200 Henry Avenue Philadelphia PA 19129 Dear Wagner, am delighted to recommend the faculty appointment of Charles MD. as Professor of Psychiatry at MCP. Shagass, I have known Charlie since 1955, when he had developed the sedation threshold test, the first of the modern biological tests for classification of the mentally ill. It was my good fortune to undertake confirming studies of this work which remains an important part of my evaluation of patients. l A leader in electrophysiology, Charlie has written numerous books and articles on EEG and behavior. A leader in the academic world, he has been instrumental in propelling the Society of Biological Psychiatry to the forefront in biological psychiatry. A leader in the international scene in biological psychiatry, he was instrumental in organizing the International congresses of biological psychiatry. His record includes all aspects of professorial activity -— pre-eminent research, active teaching, administrative leadership, and important clinical contributions. Charlie is well liked by his peers and his co-workers, as witnessed by the many honors and appointments that he has had. recommend his appointment as Professor, with enthusiasm and without hesitation or reservation. I Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Bridger, Wagner Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-4-104 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/58721fde94f95764bdd7b766dc632e01.pdf 1be326cb863f9c4dd27f8a885e06ec21 PDF Text Text December 4, 1991 James Ballenger, M.D. Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Medical University of South Carolina 171 Ashley Avenue Charleston, SC 29425-0742 Dear Jim, great pleasure that | submit this letter in support of the promotion of Charles H. Kellner, MD. to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry. It is with have known Charlie since about 1985 when he moved to South Carolina and asked for my advice in training in ECT. Since then, he has been an active reviewer for Convulsive Therapy and an occasional contributor. have followed his research publications and listened to his presentations at scientific societies. encouraged his acceptance of an active role in the Association for Convulsive Therapy, as well as the course in ECT which he is chairing in Charleston in February, 1992. l l l Charlie is a well trained psychiatrist, certified by the American Boards with special certification in geriatric psychiatry, and eligible for certification in neurology. His teaching and administrative skills are defined by his roles in residency training, ECT, and consultation/liaison. He is an active researcher. In his period at NIMH, he reported useful findings brain imaging (CT and MRI) in relation to measures of cognitive impairment, hypercortisolemia, and lately in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder. He has published numerous letters and commentaries in ECT, and has a series of contributions in ECT accepted for the 1992 APA and ACT in meetings. He is an enthusiastic clinician. While I have not had the opportunity to observe his clinical work directly, have read numerous clinical research contributions and these exhibit enthusiasm, interest, and breadth. I At this time, he is one of a handful of ’young’ researchers in ECT in the US. Considering the general antipathy to ECT among psychiatrists, his willingness to use, teach, and study ECT is remarkable. A few months ago, was asked by Bob Cloninger for recommendations for a young researcher in ECT for his Department in St. Louis. gave him three names, with Charlie’s at the head of the list. I I �Re: Charles Kellner, MD. Page 2 His contributions to Convulsive Therapy have been intelligent and enthusiastic. In recommending new appointments to the Editorial Board for 1992-1996, Charlie was unanimously invited. like his calm and quiet ways, and his enthusiasm and willingnes to admire his academic skills; recommend him for promotion without reservation, in the full expectation that he will continue to contribute to the academic vigor of our field. I work; I I Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Ballenger, James Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-4-102 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/258061a07efdd559edb2b45b1ec4402f.pdf d707bd5b92d0cfa522a6248bb3a2d3be PDF Text Text December 18, 1991 Mr. Bert Ellis 7 High Trees New Barnet, Herts., EN4 England 900 Dear Mr. Ellis, am rather surprised that anyone could have gotten anything positive from the third hour of MADNESS. After viewing my copy, thought that the hoopla of history and dramatization had destroyed the message. I I The diagnosis of schizophrenia is difficult, and the rules for such determination have changed three times in my professional career. Electroconvulsive therapy has been in active use since 1938, and many reports argue that patients with severe psychoses and severe affective illnesses (mania and depression) respond well to ECT. The major complaint against its use has been the high relapse rate, but that followed the attitude that the shorter the course of treatments the better. That attitude was spawned by public antipathy and fears that patients receiving treatment were ’brain-damaged’. Recent determined studies find the fears of brain damage unfounded. The development of techniques for treatment which minimize risks has made the treatment more available. These experiences led to the use of maintenance treatment, and my statement in the interview in MADNESS. The question of suitability of ECT for your daughter is not to be determined by the diagnosis, but by her symptomatology and course. Mood changes, vegetative symptoms, positive symptoms of psychosis, periodicity, and signs of catatonia are some predictors of good outcome with ECT, independent of the perception or diagnosis of ’schizophrenia’. While there are many competent psychiatrists with a knowledge of ECT in Great Britain, the ones who have written the most recently are Sydney Brandon of Leicesterhire and John Pippard of London and commend them to I your attention. Thank you for your inquiry. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Ellis, Bert Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-4-100 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/abaae041d4b89ebeb40acb4e480e4107.pdf d8ab9c94924bc120b5d776042f27b880 PDF Text Text Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Department of Psycl'tic—itry and Behavioral Science December 20, 1991 Walter Sannita, M.D. Institute for Neurophysiopathology University Hospital San Martino 1-16132 GENOA Italy Dear Walter, I received the short note to be edited and because the text required numerous hand-written marks, I returned the whole by air—mail one week ago. I did not retain a copy of the edited text, but will do it again if the letter has not reached you. As for your book, I have printed out your final version and have read it once. As I said when I read the prior draft, you have much to say that is unique. I urge you to continue. You have more to say than the book that I had in mind; your knowledge of physiology is greater than any of the the other pharmaCo-EEG experts and perhaps a presentation of your views will enhance the science. No one can anticipate the response of readers to a written report or book, but I encourage you to go ahead with the writing. If you wish to get an outside opinion, it would be helpful to propose a provisional Table of Contents and to answer the following queries in a letter form. What is the probable size of the text? How many figures? How many tables? How many citations? For whom is the book intended? What is the probable audience? Which membership lists would be appropriate to canvass? research? Do you consider the book a review, textbook, or summary of individual To whom should a publisher turn for independent opinions as to the merits of the book? If the publisher accepts the proposal, in what time-frame can he anticipate a first draft? Do you require an advance for figures and tables, typing or editing? State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York 'll794—8lOl 510-444—2990 FaX15l6—444—7534 �Sannita— December 20, 1991 Page 2 With these in hand, you should approach a number of publishers in letter form. In the U.S., Raven Press, Elsevier Press, Oxford University Press, Academic Press, and Wiley come to mind. I can find others in booklists. In Europe, the German and the Italian presses are very active. My best regards to Titty and the girls, and my best wishes for a healthy and happy 1992. Sincerely yours, W Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry RS. 1 have received about 10 abstracts for the IPEG meeting so far. I will copy these during the first week of January and send them off by air-mail for your advice. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Sannita, Walter Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-4-099 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/5ac10e4b67a8d64b27281103119f5aca.pdf 8ee8cb1b5ede8317aa04bc01be7a6714 PDF Text Text May 2, 1991 Mrs. Robin Nicol MECTA Corporation 7015 SW McEwan Road Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Dear Robin, It was a 36 Spring Hollow Road to work with you, Gorham, and your pleasure CME course in New York. Despite the unpleasantness of the intrusions, the students seemed to get much from the course. John Schwartz was sufficiently pleased to call to say that he would like to undertake another course this Fall, and perhaps establish an 'Advanced Course' as well. I would like to return the modified MECTA SR-l which you kindly sent us last year. It is in excellent shape and could well be returned to your inventory. Would you send me the appropriate carton and packing materials so that I can return it in good form? Again, send the material to me by UPS or other freight handler to: associates at the My St. James, regards to all. New York 11780 Sincerely yours, Fink, M.D. Executive Director Max � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Nicol, Robin Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-098 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/a9653665c3f153c038d1c9ab4d6a5b10.pdf 42d6955f591c5b7bc9e8d94373831b9f PDF Text Text May 2, 1991 Dr. John Schwartz Inc. Tustin CA 92680 CME, 730 El Camino Way Dear John, An old friend wrote the enclosed note in response to New York. I thought you would like to see it. the events in As a confidential note. Linda Andre, the woman who intruded so emotionally in the course, is not accepting a reasonable settlement of her malpractice suit. The lawyers called this week to say that they were preparing to go to she apparently wants her day before the media rather trial; than a reasonable resolution of her complaints. I look forward to seeing you in New Orleans. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Schwartz, John Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-097 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/2bdf2262a04cdcb4248ecb3a95cf45dc.pdf f04cb62b824cce5625ace90edddcd154 PDF Text Text May Myron Sandifer, 2, 1991 M.D. 4008 Mayflower Lane Lexington, KY 40504 Dear Myron, was Thank you very much for your kind words. The session and one never knows how to react to such an painful, impassioned intrusion. We are still trying to get ECT accepted, not only by the laity, but also by our peers. Despite the two APA Task Force reports, the NIH Consensus statement, and endorsement by the AMA, ECT remains a stepchild in many training programs and in most State, V.A., Federal, and municipal hospitals. As I continue to give courses, I have noticed that the audience is changing. A few years ago, most auditors were 'old-timers', men and women who had been doing ECT for some time. In the past few years, the auditors have become younger; many are recent graduates in psychiatry who have gone into the community to practice and have found their training deficient. These students are a delight to teach. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Editor � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Sandirer, Myron Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-096 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/74bff10770507f790f30c5128f274617.pdf 3be3910d3a49748bf22647e258cfe506 PDF Text Text May 2, 1991 PhiIip SIavney, M.D. Department of Psychiatry Johns Hopkins HospitaI 600 N. Woife BaItimore, Dear MD Street 21205 PhiIip, It was kind of you to recommend The Life and Work of Josef Breuer. It was difficuIt to find, but I am deIighted that I finaIIy got it. The picture of Viennese medicine at the turn of the century much Tess a few decades ago is idyIIic than the anaIysts portrayed I I (when sat at the feet of the anaIysts). appreciated the notes on Anna 0., particuIarIy Breuer’s case history. The emphasis on opioids (my own) is Tess c1ear in this text, aIbeit stiII present in sufficient detaiI not to vitiate my argument that dependence was a feature of her ’dis-ease’ and many and prolonged hospitaIizations. In my defense I see in these notes, and in some others from that period, a reminder of our present attitude to anxiontics and hypnotics. Many patients are to read it admitted or referred to us with detaiIed notes about their use of TCA, anti-psychotics, Iithium, carbamazepine, a1cohoI, and cocaine, and onIy passing reference to the prescribed aIprazoiam and f1urazepam. MAOI, Andy and Laura are doing weII. They proposed a ’smaII study’ of as a mode] of maintenance ECT which we are able to fund from a gratefu] famin. The parents are wi11ing to support this research even ECS though they admit that our course of IittIe reIief. i1] patient ECT for their daughter gave her Andy aiso has become interested in a high risk medicaIIy with a very recent repaired aortic aneurysm who was successfuIIy treated with Thank you again ECT. for thinking of me. My best regards. Sincerer yours, Max Fink, Editor M.D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Slavney, Philip Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-095 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/5e203efc5e8baac48e64f98378f66106.pdf 79a4b1037956d255ee1773713741bc11 PDF Text Text May 17, 1991 Dr. P. J. Cowen Psychopharmacology Research Unit Littlemore Hospital Oxford OX4 4XN United Kingdom Dear Philip, share the information about Peter Breggin with your colleagues so that they can be better prepared if called upon to challenge him By all means, in the lists. After my letter, completed the enclosed historical note in response to from the editor of a special number of the Psvchiatric Clinics of invitation an North America. This is a draft; you may share it as you see fit, but the language may change when the editor has his say. I The anti-psychiatry movement in the US. has taken on Prozac (fluoxetine). They aroused not only the manufacturer, but the whole pharmacetical establishment, and with it, the press and television. TIME had a lengthy article attacking scientology (May 6, 1991), as did the Wall Street Journal (April 19, 1991). the U.S., the main response to the anti-psychiatry movement is spear-headed by the APA Task Force on Electroconvulsive Therapy, chaired by Richard Weiner, MD. of Duke University. In My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-092 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/305b23c89b7e73760bb6280c962dc167.pdf 95728ad9ed01d39823b96f1ec150cfca PDF Text Text «F V/- ?/ ["1513 Wednesday May 15, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Side Effects of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Efficacy and for Post-Stroke Depression Lawrence W. Lazarus, M.D., Psychiatry, Rush- Pres- St. Luke's, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612; David Winemiller, B.S., Venkata Lingam, M.D., Carolyn Hartman, M.D., Ida Neyman, M.D., Mehrdad Abbassian, M.D., Usha Kartan, M.D., Pauline Langsley, M.D., Virginia Markvart, Fi.N., Jan Fawcett, M.D. Summary: Large numbers of stroke victims suffer significant depression within the ﬁrst two years following stroke. Use of tricyclic antidepressants among elderly patients is often complicated by side effects such as orthostatic hypotension. Methylphenidate has been shown to be a rapid , safe, and effective treatment for depressed geriatric patients. Methylphenidatewas studied for safety and efficacy in the treatment of post-stroke depression at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago. Ten elderly stroke patients with a DSMIll-R diagnOsis of major depressive disorder, a minimum Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score of 15, and a minimum Mini Mental Status score of 14 were treated with methylphenidate and studied for three weeks. Four of the 10 subjects showed Hamilton score reductions of 50% or greater. An additional four subjects showed Hamilton score reductions of at least 25%. No subject had adverse side effects necessitating discontinuation from the study. Five of the 10 subjects reported between one and three individual side effects. Methylphenidate appears to be a safe and effective treatment for elderly patients with post-stroke depression. Its rapid onset of action and relatively low side effect profile may offer advantages over tricyclic antidepressants, particularly in a rehabilitation or acute medical hospital setting. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-091 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/97eeed54a549b6ea00f26c0e806bc4dd.pdf da064d777aa6686ee9ab2bf99c9d255a PDF Text Text July 15, 1991 David Neubauer, M.D. Francis Scott Key Medical Center 4940 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, MD 21224 Dear Dr. Neubauer, theory It was kind of you to send the reprints and citations on chaos and EEG. The reprints arrived fortuitously when I had a visiting scientist/electroencephalographer from Genoa, Dr. Walter Sannita, who has been interested in the theory as another way to analyze EEG signals. assume the concept is of interest as a novel way to reduce form for further study (as in pharmaco—EEG, for example) and as a basis for understanding the origins of the EEG. After reading these reprints, I am reminded of the search for other techniques to reduce EEG signals to numeric form: Drohocki integrator, pattern analysis, shape analysis, period analysis, power spectral density are some methods that we have used. After some extensive (and expensive) computer comparisons of three of these methods, we realized that each method is based on a massaging of the original numeric digital signals as presented by the amplifiers, and therefore, one system must be related to every other system; and that they can only be compared on the I EEG signals to numeric basis of efficiency, not for an on ’meaning’. I cannot contribute thoughts to whether chaos theory is useful understanding of the origins of the EEG. studies. Again, my thanks and my best wishes for success in your Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Neubauer, David Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-084 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/733c030b63de0a9e647b87a85a5b8e33.pdf 64a0d6ea13f3efa021155a2c09c07c5e PDF Text Text INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, Inc. BOX 457, St. lames, NY. I I780 l5I6I 862—665] (516) 444-2929 July 12, 1991 Chown Exmouth House 3-11 Pine Street London EC1R OJH Davall & UK Dear Ms. Ravenhill, was either in the British Medical Journal or Lancet that a news story within the past six months noting an unusual report by an Australian appeared Royal Commission (presumably medical) which explored the claims of a scientist that Deep Sleep Therapy was particularly useful in treating the mentally ill. The inquiry was launched because of allegations of deaths associated with It this treatment, and the Commission was reported to have found the methods unsafe and recommended their discontinuation. lack the original note as it was sent to my librarian who returned only a note from the Royal Society in London that Davall & Chown was a source for this material. enclose a copy of their leﬁen I I based on experience with insulin coma therapy of psychoses, electroconvulsive therapy, and what has conventionally been called ’sleep therapy’ without the ’deep’ modifier. The latter therapy was described in 1922 by Swiss psychiatrists, and was used until the late 19305 when insulin coma and electroconvulsive therapy were replacements. My interest is I would be grateful for your help. Sincerely yours, ﬂwab‘wc Max Fink, M.D. Executive Director �llNTERPUNHCNVAL/K SSOCIATION FOR P SYCFHATRK:RESEARC}ilnC &m4315Lmnmst<H7&) (516)862-6651 (516)444—2929 July 2, 1991 Davall & Chown Exmouth House 3-11 Pine Street OJH London EC1R UK Gentlemen: We of the Australian copy a obtain I have beenb Therapy. would like to Sleep on Deep Report Royal Commission is available from your advised that FAX it office. the charges for to as advise Please 8604. this report. #: 516 862 Thank you. Sincerely yours, Fink, M.D. Executive Director Max Our � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Ravenhill, Donna Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-081 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/bbb18a593a783008ed09d0fd78cf649c.pdf af7a075c381f1fce4db7ce5c11dbb8af PDF Text Text July 24, 1991 Honorable Daniel Moynihan U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Moynihan, As a psychiatrist with more experience, I am writing with regard than 40 years of professional to the progressive deterioration in medical care in our nation. effects of the Great Society legislation been have not on medical care salutary, and the present considerations RBRVS HCFA fee schedules for Medicare for psychiatry will make of by matters considerably worse. The guidelines provide inadequate payment for practitioners for all psychiatric services to the elderly. Because these guidelines will become the standard for all insurers, the impact on psychiatric care throughout the nation will be negative. Psychiatrists have been among the less paid members of our profession, and instead of improving the availability of psychiatric treatment, the proposed regulations will make care even more limited The proposed than it is. Are you aware that various psychiatric treatments are not available in our State for the patients of the Office of Mental Health? For example, convulsive therapy is an effective and safe therapy (see NIH Consensus Conference report, 1985) which is available only in academic and private hospitals and the few academic affiliated hospitals of OMH. Under the present regulations, this effective treatment will be even less available. urge you to vote to eliminate the 50% copayment for psychiatric services, and to improve the proposed MFS for psychiatric I treatment. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Daniel Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-080 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/bb791dcf44d009a3c4fe04e5f760fecf.pdf aadd26e7b0cacd17d9b09d16599ee118 PDF Text Text July 25, 1991 Jacques M. Quen, MD. New York State Psychiatric Association 200 Garden City Plaza New York City 11530 Dear Dr. Quen, I responded to your letter of July and Senators. 11 and wrote to my Congressmen am interested in the guidelines for electroconvulsive therapy. Would be possible for your office to abstract the relevant RBRVS recommended schedules for ECT, as well as anesthesia for ECT, and send these to me? I it Recently, wrote to Harvey Bluestone about the unavailability of ECT for patients at Kings Park and Rockland Psychiatric Centers, and that their patients were being treated at University Hospital. He wrote that my note to him was sent to you for consideration. Dr. Oldham of OMH appointed a committee two years ago to consider ECT in OMH hospitals; the committee under Dr. I Russakoff surveyed the practice (and probably found it wanting). The report has not been made public, nor has OMH taken any action to rectify a defined lack of services. Perhaps the matter deserves consideration by the Association? Thank you for your help. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-079 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/2f8e8dd6dcad05a225e550a5d400a579.pdf 9912acbbd6f23d59a5fd65785ea1dd81 PDF Text Text August 2, 1991 Robert P. Hopkins, M.D. Chairman, Credentials Committee McLean Hospital 115 Mill Street Belmont, MA 02178-9106 Dear Dr. Hopkins, I am pleased to write this letter in support of the application of Morton G. Miller, MD. for the professional staff of McLean Hospital. Mort was a member of our Department at Stony Brook for more than a decade under the leadership of Stanley Yolles, and I knew him as a co-worker and unit chief. Mort came to Stony Brook with Dr. Yolles from NIMH. In our Department, he was the organizer and leader of the in—patient service, and I worked closely with him as an Attending Psychiatrist. Mort is an excellent clinician. He is skilled in clinical descriptive psychiatry, and an excellent psychopathologist. He was instrumental in defining the group of manic patients who come in a state of delirium, and who are immediately responsive to ECT. He organized our affective disorders program and the lithium aftercare clinic. In this unit, he inspired a number of his juniors to credible research (Aronson, Shukla) with excellent publications. He is an excellent and well organized teacher. He knows the academic literature, including much history, and is able to lecture in an inspiring and thoughtful manner. He is a fine administrator, and is well liked by the professional staff. He is honest, thoughtful, and adheres to the highest principles of our profession. I am not aware that he has ever been denied any professional privilege or membership which he requested; nor has he been denied licensure. He stood before our tenure committee and was promoted to Full Professor with tenure in due course. He is rather abstemious in his use of alcohol and there has never been a hint of drug use. I have no hesitation in recommending him for full professional privileges in psychiatry, and do so without reservation. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/655e16541eb65bf5dbd3b0999e850dae.pdf 308c6e8aac071c327029396e7f9897df PDF Text Text August 28, 1991 John Kane, MD. Department of Psychiatry LIJ-Hillside Medical Center PO. Box 38 Glen Oaks, NY 11004 Dear John, I received your memorandum of August 13 noting the By-Laws requirement that members of the medical staff are to attend at least 50% of the department/divisional conferences or meetings during the year. This note is to request an exception, as I am actively involved in the campus at Stony Brook and get to Hillside on occasion. If you think it important, I will meet the non-onerous standard set in the memorandum. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Kane, John M. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-3-073 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/31969d5b591466abeb428fea254b3f4c.pdf e4afe5776670c3e45537b223973bc8a5 PDF Text Text January 24, 1991 Dominick P. Purpura, M.D., Dean Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx NY 10461 Dear Dr. Purpura, with pleasure that | write this letter in support of the appointment of Dr. Bertrand the rank of Visiting Professor of Psychiatry. Winsberg to It is first met Bert in the mid-19703 when he joined the faculty of the Long Island Research Institute, a state supported facility of the Department of Psychiatry. His work in Child Psychiatry was a central teaching unit of our residency training program. My contacts with Bert were in two arenas -- the administrative meetings of the senior faculty of the Department, and in his psychopharmacologic research. I Bert was an active and thoughtful member of our faculty, who provided reasoned judgement on issues of concern. He ’fought’ actively to develop a child psychiatry fellowship program, and was enthusiastic about both the clinical research and teaching activities of the Department. think he was sorely disappointed that we were unable to convince the hospital administration to open an in—patient child/adolescent unit. I His research was mainly psychopharmacologic. When was interested in the pharmacology of a new entity, mianserin, he studied its pharmacology and pharmacodynamics in children and adolescents. He provided a much needed complement to our own studies in adults. His studies of methylphenidate were also illuminating. I Bert left Stony Brook in the mass exodus following the decision by New York State no longer to support the scientists of the Long Island Research Institute. He was well liked and we were disappointed when no other funding was available. Bert is a friendly, enthusiastic, energetic man, with a keen interest in clinical He has specialized skills in child psychiatry and psychopharmacology. He is an able psychiatry. teacher and a dogged supporter of his staff. His administrative skills are reflected in his creation and maintenance of a Child Psychiatry Program when none existed before. He trained a skilled staff, and encouraged young researchers to develop careers in child psychiatry. l consider Bert a leader in clinical psychiatry and am delighted to recommend him, without reservation, for appointment as Visiting Professor of Psychiatry. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Purpura, Dominick P. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-071 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/a6d2c85a62f2ddfdcbdd457e428c348f.pdf 7af53651f7bffdf8904ab4da7b3cf396 PDF Text Text January 29, 1991 Jay Cohen, MD. FAX: 305 321 8024 Dear Dr. Cohen, This letter is with regard to Mrs. Sandy Ruttenberg of Pittsburgh, who has sought your advice about a gynecological problem. About a decade ago, Mrs. Ruttenberg had symptoms referable to the CNS and in an examination, an abnormal electroencephalogram, consistent with seizure disorder, was reported. Phenytoin was prescribed, with the admonition that it be continued indefinitely. After a number of years, she sought advice as to whether such treatment Re-examination and repeat EEG found no evidence of CNS terminable. was disorder, and phenytoin was discontinued, without recurrence of CNS symptoms. Two years ago, she again experienced some symptoms which couold have been of cerebral origin. Neurological, EEG and other imaging tests failed to define a CNS lesion or disorder and no treatment was prescribed. Her symptoms remitted and she has not had other CNS symptoms since. In the absence of neurological complaints, there is no reason in this experience which would preclude her receiving any treatment for a gynecological disorder, including surgery requiring general anesthesia. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Attending Psychiatrist � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Cohen, Jay Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-070 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/6976d29863b72b95e7d9f925f3ad45db.pdf 701bd50db0d3f035449599a2b1272e94 PDF Text Text February 16, 1991 Editor Letters to the Editor New York Times Times Square, New York 10036 Sir: Enclosed is a letter in response to the excellent OP-ED review by Oliver Sacks of the state of our State Hospitals. It is submitted for your consideration for publication. . The persistent failure of the State services to take advantage of our knowledge is a reﬂection of a failure of leadership; the appointment by the Governor of a non-physician as the head of the Office of Mental Health has not been salutary. In this letter, I suggest only one method of helping the severe mentally ill. There is a lack of training and understanding of other therapies, as well, including lithium therapy, new antidepressants, and clozapine. Many State Hospitals have closed their medical wards, and are no longer able to care for the medical needs of their patients. I describe only one aspect of this failure to properly treat patients, and seek public support for a public investigation of the state of our State Hospitals. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry Attending Psychiatrist University Hospital �February 16, 1991 To the Editor, Oliver Sacks (New York Times, February 13, 1991) correctly complains about the impact of the cuts in the State’s mental health budget on the care of our severe mentally ill. We are reliving the ’Shame of the States’ of the 19405, but only part is due to budget cuts. There is also a failure to take advantage of advances in mental health care, specifically the unavailability of electrconvulsive therapy for patients in the State Hospitals. Patients who require ECT from these hospitals have often been transferred to the psychiatric unit at University Hospital for treatment, the only public hospital in Suffolk County organized to give ECT. Other patients, from Rockland Psychiatric Center where ECT is also not available, have also been sent for treatment. The usefulness of ECT is well documented. Mrs. R, sustained in a manic delirium for more than three years, is now well and at home after a course of ECT. As is Mrs. W., a patient with a similar illness. Mr. K., is living in a halfway house after more than a decade of continuous hospitalization with a catatonic psychosis. Others were transferred with severe inanition, severe suicidal drive, and malignant catatonia, and were successfully treated. �The 1985 National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on Electroconvulsive Therapy concluded that "ECT is demonstrably effective for a narrow range of psychiatric disorders in a limited number of diagnostic categories: delusional and severe endogenous depression, and manic and certain schizophrenic syndromes." It is precisely this range of severe mentally ill that populate our State Hospitals. In response to these evaluations, psychiatrists of both Great Britain (1989) and the United States (1990) wrote guidelines for the use of ECT which make the practice safe as well as effective. Its use has increased in the academic and non-profit hospitals of the state, but it is available in only a few State Hospitals. In Suffolk County, with three of the largest facilities for the mentally ill in the state, ECT has only recently become available on a research basis in one hospital, and even this usage is threatened by the proposed budgetary cuts. The usual justification for failure to provide ECT is the lack of funds for and adequate professional staff (mainly anesthesiologists), and for training. We should not accept such explanations, since ECT is effective, humane, and even costeffective by reducing protracted hospitalization and the need for specialized nursing care. The degradation of the State’s mental health services has already had tragic consequences for our community. Rather than accept the Governor’s budget and decrease services, we need a blue ribbon investigation of the state of our State Hospitals to seek ways to use available treatments to help the mentally ill, of which ECT is only one example. Max Fink, M.D. Attending Psychiatrist University Hospital � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: New York Times, Editor Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-069 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/5b9a44fcaf14d7a5f6579449d67bb8df.pdf 96194333c1cc0ec421969075980975ab PDF Text Text March 2, 1991 David L. Braff, M.D. Chairman, Membership Committee Society of Biological Psychiatry UC-San Diego San Diego, CA 92103-1990 Dear Dr. Braff, I have been acquainted for about four years with the work of Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade of the National Institute of Mental Health and Sciences of India. He is a talented investigator who has tackled a topic of little concern among neuroscientists, that of the behavioral effects of induced seizures in man. He, and his associates Drs. B. Gangadhar, G. Swamineth, and S. Channabasavanna have been very productive in their research into clinical ECT. Dr. Andrade also spent a fellowship year in Vienna with Drs. Ianger and Koinig in studies of neuroendocrine effects of ECT. Dr. Andrade and his associates were instrumental in organizing the first Conference VAll-India on ECT this Fall; a meeting which I understand was most successful in highlighting the national progress in clinical use and research into this hardly used therapy. There was a time when the Society of Biological Psychiatry (formed as a union of biological, electroshock, insulin coma, and carbon dioxide specialists) was interested in ECT. If that is still true, then Dr. Andrade is a fine example of the new breed of clinician/researchers whose work should be encouraged; membership in a US. organized society may do much for him, and I recommend him highly to the Society. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry 19505, a winner of the first A.E. Bennett Award, and winner of the Gold Medal Award of the Society. PS. I have been a Fellow of the Society since the � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Braff, David L. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-067 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/fa608e576f4f6f6c84922238fc47c7c0.pdf d132acb2eb843ee9e1183d197230acd3 PDF Text Text March 7, 1991 Xue Chong-cheng, MD. PO. Box 591524 San Francisco, CA 94159-1524 Dear Dr. Xue, Welcome to the United States. If you can give me a telephone number I can call to discuss your schedule of visits in the United States. Perhaps we can find a place and time to meet and talk about EACT. Either write to me at my PO. Box or call 516 444 2929; I am at the University most mornings until 1 pm. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Chongcheng, Xue Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-065 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/c15e083d093409740ecb11e9cee0901c.pdf 915d46100379ff9e52d19d880c102ef4 PDF Text Text March 12, 1991 Dear , I have been a faculty member of the Health Sciences Center at Stony Brook since 1973, and I am well acquainted with the important work of the scientists at the Nathan 8. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. I knew Nate Kline well, and it was his pioneering studies of antidepressant drugs that led to our present psychopharmacologic revolution in the care of the severe mentally ill. He was an important asset to the mentally ill of the State, with many creative and novel innovations which served our patients and fellow citizens very well. Institute that carries his name has continued his and I am writing to encourage you to restore the funding of this Institute. It is only through clinical research, of the kind being done at the Institute, that we can ever hope to improve the lot of the thousands of severe mentally ill that populate our State hospitals. The excellent work, I was involved in the closing of the Long Island Research Institute in 1983. That closing resulted not only in the loss of the research studies, but in a decline in the services to the patients at Pilgrim State, Kings Park, and Central Islip Psychiatric Centers. never recovered. We, in Suffolk County, Please do not allow another important creative research asset to be destroyed. Re-instate the budget of the Institute. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Cuomo, Honorable Mario M. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-061 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/8900e715050f5d812cbcbe36cd234771.pdf 246e524c1d8b783ba72b98d71a69f763 PDF Text Text Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Health Sciences Center State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York 11794-8101 telephone: (516) 444-2929 StonyBrook / > Post-It” brand fax transmittal memo/2671 |#of pages F /" M, Fjdx 10%, Farr/14a n 1 Co. Dept Fax # \v 3/3 #2.? If)”; / FAX: (516) 444—7534 Co. Phone# Fax # m5; . ,_ U'lk-a: L. wisp/‘3 ”or.“I“: .Vg-«féz F! (F March 14, 1991 To Whom It May Concern, Dr. Mark Fettman has been invited to attend ECT treatments and ward rounds at this Department at Univeristy Hospital on March 20-22, 1991. I look forward to his visit. Sincer 1y M.“ yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry Attending Psychiatrist University Hospital � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-060 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. 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