Personal life and education
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After interning in San Francisco[3] at the United States Public Health Service Marine Hospital for two years (1973–1974), Leckman worked at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in adult psychiatry (1974–1976), before completing his residency in psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine in 1979.[1]
At Yale since 1979, he took several sabbaticals to study elsewhere, including a 1998 study of animal behavior at the University of Cambridge.[1] He was Director of Research for the Yale Child Study Center (1983–2010),[2] where his interests include the study of the interplay between genetic and epigenetic factors in human development and Darwinism in psychopathology.[3]
According to a profile of featured researchers by the Mental Health Research Association (NARSAD):
Very few people have the clinical, research and teaching experience, the empathy for the human condition, and the curiosity Dr. Leckman has to explore such a fundamental question as human attachment. He is a world-renowned child psychiatrist and patient-oriented clinical investigator with unique expertise in the evaluation of Tourette's syndrome and early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder.[1]
Leckman is an international leader in Tourette syndrome research, and as of 2013, was the highest publisher on the topic.[4][5]
Appointments, awards, affiliations and recognition
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- ^ a b c d e f g Eisner, Robin (December 15, 2005). "Reveling in the ties that bind us: A profile of James F. Leckman, M.D." NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "James Frederick Leckman, MD". Yale School of Medicine. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Distinguished Alumni Award - James. F. Leckman '69". The College of Wooster. June 2001. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ Robertson MM, Eapen V (October 2014). "Tourette's: syndrome, disorder or spectrum? Classificatory challenges and an appraisal of the DSM criteria" (PDF). Asian J Psychiatr (Review). 11: 106–13. doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2014.05.010. PMID 25453712. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Mariam N, Cavanna AE (October 2012). "The most cited works in Tourette syndrome". J. Child Neurol. 27 (10): 1250–9. doi:10.1177/0883073811432887. PMID 23007298. S2CID 2494151.
- ^ "The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry: Editorial information". Wiley Blackwell. Retrieved April 15, 2012.[permanent dead link]