http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/dc8bf9152249dbf847f908f4c17264c8.pdf dad66a31d7baf86f68b7082883dea509 PDF Text Text August 22, 1977 Dear Jon, letter of August 9 BCT who interest. If you have such a with regard to depressed patients responded to drug therapy seduced sample, I would agree that the data should be published. However, one should be sure that the ECT was given under conditions that meet present standards for ECT therapy. Were the number of treatments adequate ? What assurance was given that missed seizures were re—treated ? Was the diagnosis confirmed by an outside observer or adequate history ? I can recall no recent report of such an outcome (since the reverse sequence, drugs followed by Your who my ECT, failed to respond to is the most common). The second question is difficult to answer. There is no to show that ECT makes neurotics worse. The predictor studies (Mendels, Carney, Hobson) all show that the more psychotic the patient is, the better the clinical result; the obverse can be inferred, the more neurotic (higher anxiety, less delusion), the poorer the clinical result. There is also the problem that many patients labelled 'neurotic' are labelled so because of an unclear clinical picture, and they may develop into 'schizophrenic' patients at a later date. This group also suggests that the less psychotic or the less like a standard psychotic picture the patient presents, the poorer the clinical results. As for specific citations, the most detailed, citing his own work is Kalinowsky writing in Kalinowsky good study of neurotics ,.,. “use” WNW?“ w—,r;.e..,,;,‘_,.,.,. v '1 . ’IH“~P"'-V‘ 1. and Hippius , 1972, pp 242-2u4), Pilowsky (Aust NZ J Psych. 288:88-9”), Prendergast (Med J. Aust. 2:598—600, 1968) and Carney and Sheffield (Br. J. Psychiat. 125: 91—9”, 197a). These are good for starters, although I prefer the inferences from the predictor studies. You may want to start with our own review of predictors (Brit. J. Psychiat. l22:#57~u62, 1973). report has been submitted to the Council of I think it is quite good, and its recommendations are reasonable. You will enjoy reading a capy. hhich you may be able to get from Mandel or Fred Frankel (unofficially). the APA. The APA Task Force My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, H.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: Cole, Jonathan O. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-028-6-287 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1977 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