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                  <text>February 4, 1964
R. L. H. Minchin, M.D.
Ngawhatu Hospital

Nelson,

New

Zealand

Dear Dr. Minchin:

I was pleased to receive your letter, and should
like to have the opportunity to meet you on your
to the States. In general, the visitors to this
find it easy to stop over in St. Louis, since it
located with.exce11ent

air facilities.

very much
next trip
country

is centrally

is of interest to us. There are opportunities in
the Institute for medical studies in our populations, and we

Your record

launching a program in evaluating home care, general
medical support, and special psychotherapeutic drugs in aged
are

now

subjects.

The Missouri

Institute of Psychiatry is the research

and

training center of the Division of Mental Diseases of Missouri.
It was established in October, 1962, with laboratory and clinical

facilities for research.

At the present time, of 150 beds, we

for research purposes. Laboratories are establish—
in pharmacology, psychology, and electroencephalography, as
well as a computer center for both statistical and EEG analyses.
There is a specialized psychiatric research library as a component
part of the Institute. Animal facilities are now being built.
are utilising
ed

70

In addition, there is a fully qualified three~year psychiatric
residency training program at the Institute, and a special training program in clinical psychology is being established. Both in
the research programs and in the training programs, the Institute
is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry of Washington
University School of Medicine.
number of research programs in
Lithium
as a therapy for mania; the use
progress. These include
of Yohimbine as a precipitant of anxiety and the development of
anti—anxiety agents; relation of EEG patterns and organic factors
in the treatment of therapy resistant psychotics; computer analysis
of the electroencephalogram; the effects of drug withdrawal on
behavior in the chronically ill; and the treatment of psychotics

At the present time,

by nurse

there are a

relationship therapy.

�R. L. H. Hinchin
February 4, 1964

?agc

Two

are svsilable for rental or for sale within ten
Institute. It is our custom to provide temporary
accommodations at the Institution for scientists appointed from
ovet‘aa'

Accomodetions

minutes of the
0

Appointments are made at salary levels commensurate with eXperience, with a minimum salary being $12,000 per annun. In addition
to research experience, satisfactory completion of the DPM is

in the determination of salary. Satisfactory com—
ECFMG
of
the
examination with either a temporary or permanpletion
ent certificate is prerequisite to appointment..

weighed heavily

If this opportunity interests you, I would appreciate a copy of
your curriculum vita listing chronologically your education and
professional experience. In addition, a small photograph and the
names of at least two references to whom we may write would be
most

helpful.

I look forward to the Opportunity of having you
cuss this further.

visit

Sincerely yours,
Fink,
Director

Max

MFIjb

M.D.

us to

dis-

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