▁professional ▁medical ▁staff . ▁B lain ▁re organ ized ▁the ▁Psych iat ric ▁and ▁Ne uro logic ▁Division ' s ▁central ▁office ▁by ▁adding ▁trained ▁staff ▁who ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁patients . ▁ ▁B lain ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁V A ▁post ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁( 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 4 8 ) ▁when ▁the ▁American ▁Psych iat ric ▁Association ▁( AP A ) ▁re organ ized , ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁medical ▁director . ▁The ▁A PA ▁offered ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁B lain . ▁He ▁accepted ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁medical ▁director ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Hospital ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁B lain ' s ▁first ▁undert ak ings ▁was ▁moving ▁the ▁A PA ' s ▁main ▁office ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁to ▁ade qu ately ▁staff ▁the ▁office . ▁Since ▁most ▁psych iat rist s ▁were ▁station ed ▁in ▁state ▁mental ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁private ▁mental ▁hosp it als , ▁B lain ▁began ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁state ▁hosp it als ▁to ▁establish ▁channels ▁of ▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁A PA ▁membership . ▁He ▁began ▁a ▁four - page ▁news letter . ▁He ▁was ▁app alled ▁at ▁the ▁in hum ane ▁conditions ▁he ▁found ▁at ▁some ▁state ▁hosp it als , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁calling ▁a