http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/a9101a4c7ba6bae564ca306b416af121.pdf e660b9d5f0d2f07365546f06d55ba88c PDF Text Text August 11 . 1975 Mr. Edward H. Meyer 135 Godfrey Road Fairfield, Conn. 06h30 Dear Mr. Meyer,. comments have receiving ECT for your inquiry and for letting in the Bridgeport Post. quoted bee. Thank you The memory me know loss which has been described in some that my patients ' can be reduced by a number of maneuvers: the proper selec— tion of patients for treatment to include only those with depressive paychoses; the proper placement of treatment electrodes; and the treatment of those patients who do experience memory difficulty with new, memory enhancing peptides which are now in experimental study. It is not clear from your letter whether you are asking about treatments to be given (where prevention is available) or treatments that have been given {where therapy is limited). ' Treatment for any illness is not alggys effective, end so with convulsive is therapy. In comparative studies of ECT and drugs, it “the treatment results, even accounting for memory effects, are uniformly _better for certain types of illness than when these patients are treated by drugs or psychotherapy. I do not know what declarations others may make; in my lab— oratory patients and their family memters are advised as to the limitations and possible advantages of any treatment we may undertake, and consent is obtained from patients and their kin. Medical custom.is a much stronger inducement to medical practice and behavior than your reference 'under law' since the law is what the courts and lawyers wish it to be; medical practice is respons— ive to the ethical standards and morality of the community in which a physician serves, and the hazards and pressures of the informed and laity. I trust these uninformed vocal comments are responsive. Sincerely yours, Fink, M. D. Professor of Psychiatry Max MF/mr � 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: Meyer, Edward H. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-028-2-126 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 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