http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/45b68bea6e39a5f67ea3fd4e63518293.pdf 94efa04ded94309efd016dfcc4c235a7 PDF Text Text locamber 6, 1978 Dr. 5. D. Thornton 5r - Publishing Editor, Life Sciences & Sons Ltd. Chickastcr, Susscx, England John Wiley Dear Dr. Thornton, I am pleased to roxpond to your letter at 27 Novcmbar rugarding the propascd volume by Drs. Green and'Costain. First off, thn material sent ma was an outline of a volume and the details are too skimpy to allcv a dctuiled assessment of this volume's potentials against othcra in the fielfi; but thc material is sufficient to allow a goncral annuaamcnm. My initial impraasion of the outline was that the topics within veil the 51:111- 01‘ the anthcrs. In the 39¢.th two years , I have we cans ta regard the worker» in fobrd as among the mcrc sophisticatcd in tho ticld. I regard their knowledge of the role of catecholamfines in behavior. and tha relations between brain chemistry ana behavior, very highly. In the culling, I believe that they should have no difficulty in preicating the chapters in Section 1 (Eeurotransmittcrs) ably and clearly. I presume that thuy will emphasize the relations between human and animal stuflicn. I! thcy inclnae tables and figures vhich state altarly what hunnn was discerned in animal trials, what was confirmed in trials. and where thc discrepancies between the two domains ct inquiry exist, thqy will be diing the science a distinct sorvicc. There in much confusion among thc Icieutistn who scum psrticularly facile in Junping tram one domain to another, lccving tho careful listencr and rcndnr raihnr buolthlcsu from the exnrtion of ncpnrtting thn tun types of ants. Thc actline or the chapters dodicntnd to clinical paychopmthologic attics pmojocto an important contribution to thc ficld. Wire thcy to docunnat reliably thn many studies in humans. summarising the psychiatric, biochcmical and pharmacologie data, again thcy would be doing an all 3 service. Among the contribuiionn that they citc, they unit prior ctrcrtu gt thin connclidntion of thy-clinical and ldborutcry tinfiingnua thn vnlunos by Baldataarini and by van Praag. Both these author: has» prancntod simple and atruightfarwnrd summaricn of tha clinicul and laboratory dutn. Baldnnsarini’u volunn is particularly uaaful fur amdical ntudanta, fbr when it was insignad. Dr. van Praag's in more technical cud less readdbln, but nor. datailed. £19 �Wr- Dr. S. D. Thornton rav—mv- ...... December 6, 1978 ............. page 2 In reviewing the list of psychopathologic states, I noted important omissions: the special problems of children end-adolescents, the elderly, and the adults with psychoneuroses. There are important tapics among each of these specialised populations which ought to be considered. It is probebhy true that the findings among these populations are particularly sparse, and that may be the reason for the omission, but e text for studients should include some statements about the special some sensitivity among children, the theories and studies among anxiety cases (ipg., lactate precipitated anxiety, beta blockers, snti—hypertensives). problems in metabolism.emong the elderly, the and As to the specific questions. There is a need for additional volumes which can be used in teaching basic psychiatry to medical students and residents. At this University, I am charged with the respdnsibility of teaching psychophsrmscology to medical students. In the past few years I have used Freedman and thlen's Textbook of Psychiatry; the volumes by Lance Simpson, Beldesserini, and lately, the one edited by Berchss et s1. I have not been satisfied by any of these texts, and believe that there is a need for an elementary text of the type proposed by Green end Costein. For advanced students, I have been pleased this pest semester with the Press. new volume on Psywhophermscology published by.Raven The authors' outline is a good one, and would suggest that them ask to flesh out their outline with more details as to the you specific approaches which they hope to use, perhaps even going so far as to ask for a preliminary draft of one section. That should give you and your reviewers somewhat more to go on. As I understand their mission, the primary market would be the medical students in courses in psychobiology and first year medical post-graduates in psychiatric residency training ppogrsms. The secondary markets always include the broad range of psychopharmscologists, chemists, behavioral psychologists and neurologists behsvior relationships. who are interested in brain— I an only directly acquainted with I have answered this question earlier. are my own course, and believe The only volumes which are to be added to the list submitted those by Beldesserini end by van Press. There are others published and apparently used (Abel, Vslselli, Clark 3. Del Guidice, Iver-sen a. Iversen) but none ere in use here. For the most part, these are more general texts. I have no knowledge of manuscripts in preparation; nor an I knowledgeable about the market for such ventures. more it. I trust these comments are helpful. Should detailed outline, I would be pleased to encourage you obtain a them and review «Sincerely yours, 1431 Fink, MOD- _Professor of Psychistry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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