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

Yale Medical Group
Office of International Medical Student Education
Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program
Global Health Initiative: Women & Child Health
Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration: Collaborators
MacMillan Center: Middle East Studies
Child Study Center: Tourette’s Syndrome & Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders | NIMH Research Training Program in Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program
Pediatrics
Psychiatry: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Research Clinic
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.

