James McPartland

Director
Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic

James McPartland is professor of child psychiatry and psychology at Yale University.

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Imaging of social brain enters real world

By James McPartland, Joy Hirsch
31 January 2017 | 5 min read
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Questions for James McPartland: Biomarkers for better trials

By Rachel Zamzow
22 September 2015 | 5 min read

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