1999
Oxytocin, vasopressin, and autism: is there a connection?
Insel T, O’Brien D, Leckman J. Oxytocin, vasopressin, and autism: is there a connection? Biological Psychiatry 1999, 45: 145-157. PMID: 9951561, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00142-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasopressin neurotransmissionAvailable preclinical evidencePreclinical evidenceClinical studiesAnimal studiesRodent brainPeptide receptorFeatures of autismOxytocinVasopressinGenetic disordersCompulsive behaviorsNeurotransmissionNormal expressionDevelopmental disordersSocial impairmentReceptorsCommunication deficitsDisordersSpecies-typical social behaviorsNeurobiological approachAutismEvidenceUnique effectsExpression
1994
"Just right" perceptions associated with compulsive behavior in Tourette's syndrome
Leckman JF, Walker DE, Goodman WK, Pauls DL, Cohen DJ. "Just right" perceptions associated with compulsive behavior in Tourette's syndrome. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1994, 151: 675-680. PMID: 8166308, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.151.5.675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAgedAwarenessBasal GangliaChildComorbidityCompulsive BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObsessive BehaviorObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPerceptionPersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSensationSeverity of Illness IndexTourette SyndromeConceptsTic disordersObsessive-compulsive disorderTourette syndromeObsessive-compulsive symptomsCompulsive behaviorsCross-sectional studyYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleObsessive Compulsive ScaleTic symptomsChronic disordersPhonic ticsChildhood onsetEpidemiological studiesSyndromeAdult subjectsBrain regionsSymptomsCompulsive ScaleDisordersSensorimotor informationSubjectsThree-quartersCompulsive actsPathobiologySeverity