James Frederick Leckman, MD
Neison Harris Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Pediatrics and of Psychiatry
Departments & Organizations

Child Study Center: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program; NIMH Research Training Program in Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Tourette’s Syndrome & Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders | Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program | Global Health Initiative: Women & Child Health | Office of International Medical Student Education | Pediatrics | Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration: Collaborators | Psychiatry | Yale: MacMillan Center; MacMillan Center: Middle East Studies | Yale Medical Group: YMG Credentialed
Research Interests
child and adolescent psychiatry; Tourette's syndrome; Obsessive/compulsive disorder (OCD)more...
Education
- B.A., College of Wooster, 1969
- M.D., University of New Mexico, 1973
Selected Publications
- Leckman JF. Tic disorders. BMJ. 2012; 344-345
- Leckman JF. Thank goodness for Uncle Sam and the NIMH Intramural Program. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2011;50(9):851-3.
- Gordon I, Martin C, Feldman R, Leckman JF. Oxytocin and Social Motivation. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2011; 1(4):471-493.


