2024
Using mobile eye-tracking to evaluate gaze behavior during a speech in pediatric anxiety disorders
Kitt E, Abend R, Amelio P, Galbraith J, Poe A, Gee D, Pine D, Harrewijn A. Using mobile eye-tracking to evaluate gaze behavior during a speech in pediatric anxiety disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 369: 462-466. PMID: 39389116, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptom severityAnxiety symptom severityAnxiety-related differencesAnxiety disordersState anxietyTask conditionsPediatric anxietySocial anxietyGaze behaviorSymptom severityNon-anxious controlsPediatric anxiety disordersSocial stress taskEye trackingAnxiety-provoking contextsPassive viewing conditionsAge-related differencesNaturalistic stressorElevated anxietyStress taskMobile eye-trackerDevelopmental sampleDiagnostic groupsEye-tracking technologyLonger gazeDynamics Between Affect and Social Acceptance as a Function of Social Anxiety: A Person-Specific Network Approach
Gunther K, Edelman A, Petrie D, Kober H, Gee D, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Dynamics Between Affect and Social Acceptance as a Function of Social Anxiety: A Person-Specific Network Approach. Emotion 2024 PMID: 39207390, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEtiology of social anxiety disorderSocial anxiety disorderSocial anxietyPositive affectAnxiety disordersDevelopmental period of increased riskFunction of social anxietySocial anxiety symptomsDaily diary dataSocial acceptanceBenefits of acceptanceSocial experiencePerson-centered approachPeriod of increased riskRegulate affectAnxiety symptomsSocial cuesAnxietyAffectDevelopmental periodPerson-specificAdolescentsDiary dataReturn to baselineDisordersChanges in Frontoamygdala Circuitry Associated With a Parent-Focused Intervention for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Gee D, Gunther K, Petrie D, Kitt E, Keding T, Broussard A, Zacharek S, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Odriozola P, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Changes in Frontoamygdala Circuitry Associated With a Parent-Focused Intervention for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s44. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety
Kitt E, Zacharek S, Odriozola P, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Broussard A, Dean J, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Responding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 351: 818-826. PMID: 38290579, PMCID: PMC10981528, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactivity to threatMeasures of avoidanceVentral anterior insulaClinician-based measuresNeural reactivityPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersBehavioral avoidanceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging taskAmygdala functional connectivityVentromedial prefrontal cortexTreatment-seeking sampleAvoidance of threatClinically significant constructsAssociated with tasksGeneralizability of findingsPrefrontal cortexAnterior insulaNeural findingsLaboratory tasksFunctional connectivityAnxietyAmygdalaAvoidanceSignificant constructs
2022
Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety: Relations with avoidance and self-efficacy
Kitt ER, Lewis KM, Galbraith J, Abend R, Smith AR, Lebowitz ER, Pine DS, Gee DG. Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety: Relations with avoidance and self-efficacy. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2022, 154: 104107. PMID: 35613517, PMCID: PMC9271364, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersNon-anxious controlsClinician ratingsPediatric anxiety disordersReal-world behaviorImportant preliminary insightsBody of researchLaboratory tasksMediation modelGreater avoidanceAge 8AnxietyDistinct measuresUntested relationsFuture researchYouthRobust associationAvoidanceBehavioral factorsRatingsPreliminary insightsEarly identificationDisorders
2021
Genetic variation in endocannabinoid signaling is associated with differential network‐level functional connectivity in youth
Sisk LM, Rapuano KM, Conley MI, Greene AS, Horien C, Rosenberg MD, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Glatt CE, Casey BJ, Gee DG. Genetic variation in endocannabinoid signaling is associated with differential network‐level functional connectivity in youth. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2021, 100: 731-743. PMID: 34496065, PMCID: PMC8866205, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocannabinoid signalingAllele carriersLower anxiety symptomsC385A polymorphismNetwork-level functional connectivityEnhanced endocannabinoid signalingLarge-scale resting-state brain networksAnxiety symptomsResting-state brain networksGenotype-associated differencesBrain networksFronto-amygdala connectivityFunctional connectionsCognitive Development StudyNetwork-level changesPotential protective factorsAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyEndocannabinoid systemNetwork-level differencesYounger ageFunctional connectivityProtective factorsNeural phenotypesAnxiety disordersNeural connectivityLeveraging big data to map neurodevelopmental trajectories in pediatric anxiety
Zacharek SJ, Kribakaran S, Kitt ER, Gee DG. Leveraging big data to map neurodevelopmental trajectories in pediatric anxiety. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2021, 50: 100974. PMID: 34147988, PMCID: PMC8225701, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2021.100974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric anxietyNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesAnxiety disordersNormative brain developmentPrevalent psychiatric conditionAge-related differencesAnxious youthSafety learningUnderstanding of neurodevelopmentAnxietyInconsistent findingsBrain structuresLongitudinal studyNeural structuresPsychiatric conditionsNovel treatment targetsMarker of riskBrain developmentTreatment targetsEarly risk identificationYouthFuture directionsDisordersAdolescenceNeurobiology
2020
Learning About Safety: Conditioned Inhibition as a Novel Approach to Fear Reduction Targeting the Developing Brain
Odriozola P, Gee DG. Learning About Safety: Conditioned Inhibition as a Novel Approach to Fear Reduction Targeting the Developing Brain. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 178: 136-155. PMID: 33167673, PMCID: PMC7951569, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20020232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety signal learningExtinction learningSignal learningAnxiety disordersAnxious youthSafety cuesDorsal anterior cingulate cortexInhibition of fearFronto-amygdala circuitryCross-species evidenceAnterior cingulate cortexFear responsesAnxiety-like behaviorFrontolimbic circuitryCingulate cortexNeural circuitryCore featuresPrelimbic cortexBasic neuroscienceTranslational frameworkCuesYouthFearLearningAnimal modelsComparing neural correlates of conditioned inhibition between children with and without anxiety disorders – A preliminary study
Harrewijn A, Kitt ER, Abend R, Matsumoto C, Odriozola P, Winkler AM, Leibenluft E, Pine DS, Gee DG. Comparing neural correlates of conditioned inhibition between children with and without anxiety disorders – A preliminary study. Behavioural Brain Research 2020, 399: 112994. PMID: 33160010, PMCID: PMC7855938, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPediatric anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersNeural correlatesHigher skin conductance responsesDorsal anterior cingulate cortexRight ventromedial prefrontal cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexSkin conductance responsesReduced fear responsesAnterior cingulate cortexCurrent pilot studyThreat learningAnxious youthSafety cuesThreat cuesFear acquisitionVmPFC activityAversive soundSafety compoundCBT responseFear responsesNovel cuesConductance responsesPrefrontal cortex
2019
Ventral hippocampus interacts with prelimbic cortex during inhibition of threat response via learned safety in both mice and humans
Meyer HC, Odriozola P, Cohodes EM, Mandell JD, Li A, Yang R, Hall BS, Haberman JT, Zacharek SJ, Liston C, Lee FS, Gee DG. Ventral hippocampus interacts with prelimbic cortex during inhibition of threat response via learned safety in both mice and humans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 26970-26979. PMID: 31822612, PMCID: PMC6936350, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1910481116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompound cueAnxiety disordersPrelimbic cortexSafety signal learningCurrent evidence-based treatmentsVentromedial prefrontal cortexCognitive behavioral therapyAlternative neural mechanismVentral hippocampal neuronsPresence of threatNeural activity patternsEvidence-based treatmentsAnxious individualsThreat cuesEvidence-based interventionsSafety learningFear extinctionVentral hippocampusThreat responsesSignal learningNeural mechanismsBehavioral therapyInhibition paradigmPrefrontal cortexHippocampal responses
2018
Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders
Lebowitz ER, Gee DG, Pine DS, Silverman WK. Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders. Clinical Psychology Review 2018, 64: 99-109. PMID: 29526524, PMCID: PMC6668617, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood anxiety disordersChildhood anxietyResearch Domain Criteria projectAnxiety disordersSocial processesMental Health's Research Domain Criteria projectNegative Valence Systems domainFronto-amygdala circuitryThreat learningPsychiatric disordersNegative valencePediatric anxietyChildren's fearsDevelopmental psychopathologyPrevalent psychiatric disordersParticular social processesAnxietyAttachment processRDoCResearch linksFearYouthTranslational approachDisordersInterdisciplinary approach
2016
Individual differences in frontolimbic circuitry and anxiety emerge with adolescent changes in endocannabinoid signaling across species
Gee DG, Fetcho RN, Jing D, Li A, Glatt CE, Drysdale AT, Cohen AO, Dellarco DV, Yang RR, Dale AM, Jernigan TL, Lee FS, Casey BJ, Jernigan T, San Diego U, McCabe C, San Diego U, Chang L, Hawaii U, Akshoomoff N, San Diego U, Newman E, San Diego U, Dale A, San Diego U, Core M, Ernst T, Hawaii U, Dale A, San Diego U, Van Zijl P, Kuperman J, San Diego U, Murray S, Bloss C, Schork N, Appelbaum M, San Diego U, Gamst A, San Diego U, Thompson W, San Diego U, Bartsch H, San Diego U, Jernigan T, Dale A, Akshoomoff N, Chang L, Ernst T, Keating B, Amaral D, Sowell E, Kaufmann W, Van Zijl P, Mostofsky S, Casey B, Ruberry E, Powers A, Rosen B, Kenet T, Frazier J, Kennedy D, University Y, Gruen J. Individual differences in frontolimbic circuitry and anxiety emerge with adolescent changes in endocannabinoid signaling across species. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 4500-4505. PMID: 27001846, PMCID: PMC4843434, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600013113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid amide hydrolaseAnxiety-related behaviorGene expressionFrontolimbic circuitryEndocannabinoid signalingAnxiety disordersNeural circuit maturationPostnatal day 45Phenotypic differencesFrontoamygdala circuitryAnandamide levelsGenetic effectsAEA levelsBiological stateIndividual differencesCircuit maturationGenetic alterationsFAAH genotypeMouse modelDevelopmental neurobiologyLevels of analysisAdolescent changesDevelopmental windowAmide hydrolaseBrain circuitry