Background
Comings, David Edward was born on March 8, 1935 in Beacon, New York, United States. Son of Edward Walter and Jean (Rice) Comings.
(The story of how Tourette syndrome, a common hereditary d...)
The story of how Tourette syndrome, a common hereditary disorder, provides insights into the cause and treatment of a wide range of human behavioral problems. It covers diagnosis, associated behaviors including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, learning disorders, dyslexia, conduct disorder, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, alcoholism, drug abuse, obesity, depression, panic attacks, phobias, night terrors, bed wetting, sleep disturbances, lying, stealing, inappropriate sexual behavior, and others, brain structure and chemistry, treatment and implications for society, over 2,500 references, 30 page Tourette syndrome-Human Behavior Questionnaire, and Extensive index
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(Dr. Comings tells the story of his 18 years of involvemen...)
Dr. Comings tells the story of his 18 years of involvement with Tourette syndrome, from both the level of treating thousands of patients with this common and complex disorder, to his clinical, genetic and molecular genetic research. He quickly realized this was more than just a tic disorder. His patients and their relatives had problems with a wide range of behaviors including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD0, obsessive compulsive behaviors, conduct and oppositional defiant disorder, rages, mania, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, sexual, sleep, and other disorders. Because Tourette syndrome is genetic, this involvement with a spectrum of disorders had broad implications about the causes of behaviors that most mental health workers attributed to psychological problems, poor parenting, or learned behaviors. His genetic studies led him to eventually conclude that Tourette syndrome was a polygenic disorder caused by the coming together from both parents of a number of genes affecting dopamine, serotonin and other brain chemical. Dr. Comings relates how the concept that many human behavioral disorders were genetically interrelated was initially ridiculed. These attitudes began to change as other reported similar findings and as his concept gained support from molecular genetic studies of specific genes.
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Explores the hypothesis that autism, learning disorders, alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, attention deficit disorder, and other disruptive behavioral disorders are increasing in frequency because of an increasing selection, in the 20th century, for the genes associated with these conditions.
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physician medical genetics scientist
Comings, David Edward was born on March 8, 1935 in Beacon, New York, United States. Son of Edward Walter and Jean (Rice) Comings.
Student, University Illinois, 1951-1954; Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1958.
Intern, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1958-1959; resident in internal medicine, Cook County Hospital, 1959-1962; fellow in medical genetics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1964-1966; director department medical genetics, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, since 1966. Member genetics study section National Institutes of Health, 1974-1978. Member science advisory board HereditaryDisease Foundation, since 1975, National Foundation March of Dimes, 1978-1992.
(Explores the hypothesis that autism, learning disorders, ...)
(The story of how Tourette syndrome, a common hereditary d...)
(Dr. Comings tells the story of his 18 years of involvemen...)
Served with United States Army, 1962-1964. Member Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Human Genetics (director 1974-1978, president 1988), American Society Cell Biology, American Federation Clinical Research, Western Society Clinical Research, Council Biology Editors.
Married Shirley Nelson, August 9, 1958;children: Mark David, Scott Edward, Karen Jean. Married Brenda Gursey, March 20, 1982.
