http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/e9c3032a9f40aa2f511c5ec5d7e957f7.pdf 01cc2083c283844074bc64c137abf70b PDF Text Text August 5, 1985 Dr. Bracegirdle Keeper of the Wellcome Museum Science Museum Exhibition Road London SW7 2DD England Dear Dr. Bracegirdle, I hesitate to write the following, as it may appear presumptuous to you, but in a recent visit to the Wellcome Museum, I was struck by an apparent error in the panel #T32. As I have recently written a history of convulsive therapy, and published an autobiography of Ladislas Mcduna, I decided I would present my views of the history. The panel states that "In the 1930's, Manfred Sakel treated schiz0phrenia by producing convulsions by injecting insulin. This in turn was replaced by . . ." The treatment‘s origin was more likely in the work of Ladislas Meduna. Manfred Sake! developed insulin coma therapy, and ardently maintained that the induction of seizures, which occasionally occurred, was a complication to be avoided. He presented his ideas in Vienna in January, 1933. In January, 1934 the Hungarian neuropsychiatrht, Ladblas Meduna introduced camphor injections with the intent of developing seizures, in the belief of a biological antagonism between epilepsy and schimphrenia. These two protagonists met at a meeting of the Swiss Psychiatric Society in Mflnsingen in 1937. They differed in their views as to what was the essence of - each therapy coma and the death of 'sick' brain cells in insulin therapy; and seizures in Metrazol therapy. (In later years, Sakel emigrated to New York, and asserted that seizures in insulin coma may have some beneficial effects.) I enclose a copy of a historical review for your use. A more detailed exposition of the Meduna story is to be found in the first two issues of the new journal, CONVULSIVE THERAPY, in which Meduna's previously unpublished autobiography is published. This biography was written about 1954. Other sources can be found in citation 35 in the enclosed reprint. I very much enjoyed my visit to the museum. 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: Bracegirdle, ? Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-030-6-166 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1985 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