http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/6f7fd15c6ab587c1dc9fa8d6d296ba69.pdf b38656e961e1439ad76b15ddc3b9f958 PDF Text Text WW"ear-fr. .....+_V,;sr-_—..,.w,~_,,7 H _ _..,. .r-W. new . , ,, 7...... gusrmp MWWF-Zdzfifbfi-d Va :r»; as. , a r..».. , my...“ , , . > v ”—7 March 25, 1983 Robert Arnot, M.D. Wellesley Hills Medical Center #22 Worcester Street Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02181 Dear Dr. Arnot, Thank you for bringing your two recent reports on the mode of action of ECT to my attention. Your support of an electrical theory of the ECT process is indeed interesting. However, as we and others have noted, the concept that the electric current or the seizure 'is to interrupt the ongoing cerebral circuits so that the brain may then start to function a ain in a more normal manner with the disturbing pathological circuits omitted' pg 303) fails to detail how the brain (or the seizure) knows which circuits are normal and which are disturbing. Such a theory is reminiscent of the 'bad cell' hypothesis of insulin coma therapy espoused by Manfred Sakel, and seems to require some additional operational details. Such concepts help us to picture the events of the process. I note that you Nervous System after planned to publish two additional reports in Diseases and Chemical issues the Physical Have on factors. the one on psychological ? Results and Clinical appeared observations, _o__f_ My _t_i_1_§_ regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry . � 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: Arnot, Robert Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-030-3-071 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982 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