James F Leckman MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
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230 S Frontage RdSterling Hall Of Medicine - I-WingNew Haven, CT 06519
Phone+1 203-785-2513
Fax+1 203-785-4914
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Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1979 - 1981- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1976 - 1979
US Public Health Service HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
University of New Mexico School of MedicineClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 1978 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1975 - 1986
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2008, 2010
Clinical Trials
- Developmental Phenomenology of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome in Children and Adolescents Start of enrollment: 1989 Dec 01
- Study of the Neurobiology of Tourette Syndrome and Related Disorders Start of enrollment: 1988 Dec 01
- Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of TSUPPORT for Adults With Tourette Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 01
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Electroencephalographic Functional Connectivity Patterns in Children With Tourette Syndrome and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Simon Morand-Beaulieu, Julia Zhong, Karim Ibrahim, Michael J Crowley, Heidi Grantz
Pediatric Neurology. 2025-11-01 - 2 citationsInterneuron Loss and Microglia Activation by Transcriptome Analyses in the Basal Ganglia of Tourette Disorder.Yifan Wang, Liana Fasching, Feinan Wu, Milovan Suvakov, Anita Huttner
Biological Psychiatry. 2025-08-01 - Mapping the Relationships between Dimensions of Child Anxiety, Parental Anxiety, and Family Accommodation: A Network Analysis.Pedro Macul Ferreira de Barros, Luis C Farhat, Natália Polga, James F Leckman, Eurípedes C Miguel
Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 2025-03-27
Press Mentions
- Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood EmotionsMarch 7th, 2020
Why My OCD Went Undiagnosed for 25 YearsDecember 9th, 2019
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Perceptions and Career Preference: Participation in a National Medical Student Conference Improves OutcomesOctober 3rd, 2019
Grant Support
- Integrated Brain, Body And Social Intervention For ADHDEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Research Education For Future Physician-Scientists In Child PsychiatryNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2011
- Training Program In Childhood Neuropsychiatric DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health1985–2011
- Treatment Of Tourette'S Syndrome &Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2010
- Rtms For Adults With Severe Tourette SyndromeNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2009
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