ial ▁care . ▁ ▁B lain ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁numerous ▁professional ▁activities . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Health ▁Department , ▁which ▁was ▁establish ing ▁the ▁state ' s ▁first ▁mental ▁hospital . ▁B lain ▁reported ly ▁visited ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁mental ▁hosp it als ▁during ▁his ▁career . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁Sal mon ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Academy ▁of ▁Medicine ▁awarded ▁him ▁its ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Psych iat ry ▁Department ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁Medical ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁B lain ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁numerous ▁professional ▁organizations ▁including ▁the ▁A PA ▁( pres ident , ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 6 5 ), ▁the ▁American ▁College ▁of ▁Psych iat rist s , ▁the ▁American ▁Ps y cho anal yt ic ▁Association , ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁M ental ▁Def ic iency , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Psych iat ric ▁Association , ▁the ▁Australian ▁College ▁of ▁Psych iat rist s , ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Psych iat ry . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁B lain , ▁Daniel . ▁ ▁“ The ▁President ial ▁Address : ▁‘ Nov ales c ence ’ ,” ▁The ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁ 1 2 2 ▁( J uly ▁ 1 9 6 5 ): 1 - 1