1994
The role of central oxytocin in obsessive compulsive disorder and related normal behavior
Leckman J, Goodman W, North W, Chappell P, Price L, Pauls D, Anderson G, Riddle M, McDougle C, Barr L, Cohen D. The role of central oxytocin in obsessive compulsive disorder and related normal behavior. Psychoneuroendocrinology 1994, 19: 723-749. PMID: 7991761, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4530(94)90021-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForms of OCDObsessive-compulsive disorderCompulsive disorderCentral oxytocinFeatures of OCDDimensions of behaviorSeries of predictionsBehavioral symptomsOxytocinChallenge proceduresNormal behaviorSexual behaviorAnecdotal dataDisordersExtreme endsBehaviorAlternative hypothesisTreatment responseRelationship
1988
Tourette's Syndrome: Clinical and Neurochemical Correlates
RIDDLE M, LECKMAN J, ANDERSON G, ORT S, HARDIN M, STEVENSON J, COHEN D. Tourette's Syndrome: Clinical and Neurochemical Correlates. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1988, 27: 409-412. PMID: 3182595, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-198807000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette Syndrome Global ScalePHVA levelsTourette syndromeTS patientsLower CSF HVA levelsPlasma homovanillic acid levelsSimple motor ticsHomovanillic acid levelsCSF HVA levelsSignificant inverse correlationHVA levelsMotor restlessnessMotor ticsPretreatment levelsTotal symptomsNeurochemical correlatesTreatment responsePlasma 3Control groupPatientsSyndromeAcid levelsInverse correlationSignificant correlationIndividual items