Max Fink

Stony Brook University

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Michael Alan Taylor

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Charles H. Kellner

Medical University of South Carolina

Edward Shorter

University of Toronto

Georgios Petrides

Harvard University

Peter Irwin

Murdoch University

Mustafa M. Husain

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Alfred M. Freedman

National Cancer Institute

Rebecca G. Knapp

Medical University of South Carolina

Samuel H. Bailine

Northwell Health

Martina Mueller

Medical University of South Carolina

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In memory of Max Hamilton

Biological Psychiatry (1989)

Max Fink

10.1016/0006-3223(89)90031-0

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Biological treatments in psychiatry

Comprehensive Psychiatry (1984)

Max Fink

10.1016/0010-440x(84)90031-2

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Pushbutton Psychiatry: A History of Electroshock in America.

Journal of Ect (2002)

Max Fink

Treatments practiced upon the body reflect current theories of the `nature' of that body (or soul): talk therapy for disorders of the mind; aromas to tempt the wandering womb back into place; changes in the `airs, waters, places' of the environment; nutrition or pharmaceuticals to alter the fluids; purging to eliminate toxins or excess humors; exorcism to drive out demons; water to cool or heat the overheated or overchilled anatomy; surgery to remove brain or genital lesions responsible for mental symptoms. Electricity healed the electric body, functioning to discharge excess electricity or restore its deficiency, a model echoed in magnetic treatment (1). Address correspondence to Dr. M. Fink, P.O. Box 457, Saint James, NY 11780, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected]

Soul

10.1097/00124509-200206000-00013

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[History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United States in the last decades].

PubMed (1993)

Max Fink

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Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (1970)

Walter Modell P. Schein Ruth D. Davis S. Carter John W. Newman

Prediction of drug toxicity in. man Antidepressant activity of cyclazocine Dosage forms of chlorpromazine Effect of stress on central actions of scopolamine Atropine and pralidoxime combination Diuretic action of an azido pyrimidinePerhexiline maleate

10.1002/cpt.1970.11.issue-1

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Stimulus Titration and ECT Dosing

Journal of Ect (2002)

Max Fink

Department of Psychiatry; SUNY at Stony Brook and Department of Psychiatry; Long Island Jewish–Hillside Medical Center; New York, New York, U.S.A.

10.1097/00124509-200203000-00004

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Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (2023)

Marion Leboyer Flávio Kapczinski S. Nassir Ghaemi Eduard Vieta Lena Brundin

10.1111/acps.13453

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Catatonia. II. Treatment with lorazepam and electroconvulsive therapy

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (1996)

G. Bush Max Fink Georgios Petrides Frank Dowling Andrew Francis

Case material and retrospective studies support the use of both lorazepam and ECT in treating catatonia, but few prospective investigations exist and none employ quantitative monitoring of response. In this study we test their efficacy in an open, prospective protocol, and define a‘lorazepam test’ with predictive value for treatment. Twenty‐eight patients with catatonia were treated systematically with parenteral and/or oral lorazepam for up to 5 days, and with ECT if lorazepam failed. Outcome was monitored quantitatively during the treatment phase with the Bush‐Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS). In 16 of 21 patients (76%) who received a complete trial of lorazepam (11 with initial intravenous challenge), catatonic signs resolved. A positive response to an initial parenteral challenge predicted final lorazepam response, as did length of catatonic symptoms prior to treatment. Neither demographic variables nor severity of catatonia predicted response to lorazepam. Four patients failing lorazepam responded promptly to ECT. It is concluded that lorazepam and ECT are effective treatments for catatonia. The rating scale has predictive value and displays sensitivity to change in clinical status.

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Catatonia

10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09815.x

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530. The influence of age on the response of major depression to electroconvulsive therapy

Biological Psychiatry (2000)

Katie O’Connor Rebecca G. Knapp Teresa A. Rummans Glenn E. Smith Mustafa M. Husain

Depression

Pharmacotherapy

10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00800-3

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