http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/c0a4a852bda247a12663f6337d53cdc1.pdf bfb2ec610e6e2229f4b9378769dc624d PDF Text Text WWW—m; _ ....W~w.,.m, .w .7 (W, ‘ ._. . . ..-.,.__n_. my- W W January w... 1, 1986 ”mm my. w“. ww—u- Editor- OP ED Page New York Times Times Square, New York 10036 Sir: r-‘v-NWWW'WWWWVW The opinion piece by Sergei Batrovin on December 31 was of special interest as it described the administration of "sulfazine shocks a torturous type of 'treatment', prohibited in the West, that puts the patient into coma, then causes convulsions and many hours of unbearable pain." —— w. w-w— wry? sought to identify the compound 'sulfazine' and a search of various sources elicited no clear identification. A search of the International Pharmaceutical Abstracts found one citation to a sulfonamide derivative, and it is unlikely that such a compound has the effects cited by the author. I would be grateful for a clarification. 1 am unaware of any substance that produces the effects cited; nor am Iaware of any interdicted treatment which may do so. The closest is the use of high doses of insulin for a treatment known as insulin coma. Such a treatment was widely used and was replaced by pharmacotherapy. I am not aware of any prohibition or prescription in any Western country, nor am i aware of any instance of 'many hours of unbearable pain' in this i treatment. Is it possible that the author is exercising a high degree of hyperbole? Thank you for any help in this interesting matter. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry um mac � 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: New York Times, Editor OP ED Page Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-030-8-253 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 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