http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/b543bab1d7276f03bd1fe0405b53cd28.pdf 5d3b052aa1dd906288e6f85b114782fc PDF Text Text November 27, 1961; Dr. I-‘irfi. Schulsinger Chief Physician, Psychiatric Clinic Karmmehospitalet Copenhagen K. , Denmark DearPini: Yesterday, I had the nest pleasant experience, to St. Louis and called me before for his talk at St. Louis University. It was a great pleasure to talk to him and even more so, to attend his lecture last evening. He presented your study in considerable detail. His report was received well by the large audience of students. The background for the program, the decision to do such a study in mpmmagen, the selection of psychophysiological variables , Dr. Sarnoff Mednick came the control group and many other aspects were described well and gave us the feeling of a well designed and well thought-out study. My reactim were two-fold. I was impressed by looked forward to the findings. I am sanewhat own the program and dubious that the psychophysiological .measwres selected are the best measures of brain ftmctim. The theory that Dr. Mednick projected and my own understanding of the possible genetic theories of schizophrenia lead me to think that alternately you are assessing a reasure of brain function, and if so, GRS, heart rate md rfi‘spiratory rate are but distant and possibly unsatisfactory reflections of brain function. After the meeting I asked why you had not included some other treasures such as or caref tests of mermry function. being considered and will that these probably be included in the next phase. If there is anything that I can do to help you in the selection of variables, I would be pleased to do so. The other feeling. that Dr. Merrick projected was one of great therapeutic nihilism. At the beginning of his talk, often in the middle and accentuated markedly at the end were statements reflecting his feelings that there is no treatment for the severe mentally ill and that the only hope is in pre— vention. Perhaps he is right. However, the audience was one of many young students and while I hope that he is right and perceptual tasks, EEG, Dr. Medniok answered ' �Dr. Fini Schulsinger that these and many others will November 27, 1964 go into a research career to still seems to be a need find the causes of the illness, there andanimportantmetocareforthesenentfly illandto try, as best as we cm, to ameliorate their symptom. Our studies in the treatment of chronic schizophrenics have given me a feeling of limited optimism that we can help some of them with the treatxmts available to us today. own lhe iupression that he left was so strong, that a of the students did ask about the possibilities of your populatim at the present time. Dr. Mednick laugned md said that the present mup, while they anticipated wwld include '40 schizoxmmnics, would not be taupered with but W nmnber that you were planning that as soon as the criteria were clear, that you would look for other young people and various treatnsnt measures. Dr. Mechick indicated that he hadtry idea no which measures should be tried but did speak som‘ewhat ally of a oanbination of drug and learning therapies . optimisticEqually interesting was his description of mother genetic study that you are mdertaldng with Dr. Ketcy. This may do much to clarify the genetic and the social factors in early schizophrenia. Good ludc on bdth your studies. in Dr. Mednick indicated that he will probably be back Copenhagen in the late spring, and I do hope that your project will permit you to come to this country soon. My best regards to your family and my best wishes for the new year. 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