http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/3a7abaf367ec72b4485f048358702f86.pdf 563d0bb0ce47b5182d756462488cb4ff PDF Text Text December 7, 1978 Alan J. Gelenberg, M.D. Eerich Lindemann Mental Health Center Boston, Massachusetts Dear Dr. Gelenberg, I enclose 1979- my renewal subscription for the Newsletter for description of the report on the effects of succinylcholine and ECT sent me to the file of the newsletters and I failed to find any other reports of the developments in ECT. Since ECT is still regarded as a biological therapy, perhaps the earlier omissions are to be rectified. However, there have been and there continue to be many fine reports on the effects of ECT which contribute to our understanding of brain chemistry and physiology and clinical psychiatry. I commend some to of your you, in the hope that their review will bring to the attention few marked ECT the which has past years. readers the active ferment in Some interesting articles are those of Meco et a1 (Lancet 1:999, 0"Dea et al (Am. J. Psychiat. 135: 609) and 0"Hman et al (Lancet11:936, 1976) discussing the changes in prolactin; the comparative study by Freeman et a1 (Lancet 1: 736, 1978) which raised a storm of letters; the comparison The J. Psychiat. 135: 1108, 1978); the failure bromide psychosis ( Davis et al. Br. J. Psychiat. 133: to relieve a 9h-96, 1978) and the use of ECT with pacemakers (Abiouso et a1., JAMA 2h0? 2&59. 1978)- of of TCAD ECT and ECT by Coryell (Am. Since the death of Paul Blachly and the suspension of the ECT Newsletter there has been a lack of coverage of the many studies of ECT which appear with increasing frequency. Perhaps you and your associates would like to Good fill luck the void. ! Sincerely yours, Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry 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: Gelenberg, Alan J. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-029-4-132 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978 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