2024
The association between salivary oxytocin, age, and puberty in children with and without OCD
Mora-Jensen A, Clemmensen L, Grønberg M, Lebowitz E, Quintana D, Jørgensen N, Larsen C, Bak L, Christensen G, Pretzmann L, Uhre V, Christensen S, Uhre C, Korsbjerg N, Thoustrup C, Hagstrøm J, Ritter M, Plessen K, Pagsberg A, Lønfeldt N. The association between salivary oxytocin, age, and puberty in children with and without OCD. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 28693. PMID: 39562644, PMCID: PMC11576962, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-80194-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderOxytocin concentrationsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderSalivary oxytocin concentrationsVisual inspection of plotsOxytocin systemPsychiatric disordersSalivary oxytocinEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayBehavioral changesPubertal stageAdolescentsModerate supportOxytocinInconsistent resultsPost-hocDisordersChildrenPost hoc testSystem activityCovariates ageParentsAssociationImmunosorbent assayHypothesisParent Psychological Control and Youth Social Anxiety: Examining Attention Control and its Components as Moderators
Falcone M, Rey Y, Chong L, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Parent Psychological Control and Youth Social Anxiety: Examining Attention Control and its Components as Moderators. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2024, 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10538-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental psychological controlYouth social anxietySocial anxietyPsychological controlAttentional controlAnxiety disorders specialty clinicHigh social anxietyTreatment developmentAnxietyClinical implicationsYouth attentionSpecialty clinicsYouthParentsModeratelyQuestionnaire dataEmpirical researchAttentionAssociationMethodsParticipantsControlImplicationsPilot study of a parent-based intervention for functional somatic symptoms in children
Etkin R, Winograd S, Calhoun A, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Shapiro E. Pilot study of a parent-based intervention for functional somatic symptoms in children. Journal Of Pediatric Psychology 2024, jsae092. PMID: 39468777, DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional somatic symptomsParent-based interventionsSomatic symptomsLevels of functional impairmentWeekly group sessionsPilot studyAssociated with significant distressEvidence-based treatmentsBaseline to posttreatmentGroup sessionsSignificant distressClinical outcomesChildren's symptomsPromote better functioningTreatment satisfactionInterventionBetter functionChild's levelChild careFunctional impairmentClinical researchFollow-upChildrenSymptomsParentsPreliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children
Berger U, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children. Emerging Adulthood 2024, 12: 807-819. DOI: 10.1177/21676968241252851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationSymptom severitySupportive parentingAnxious Childhood EmotionsDepressive symptom severityParents of adultsParental burdenParent-based interventionsIntellectual disabilityChild anxietyChildhood emotionalRandomized controlled trialsAdult ChildrenEmotional interventionAnxietyTrial completionTreatment satisfactionPost-treatmentCost-of-illnessWaitlistParentsSymptomsAdultsSatisfaction scoresControlled trialsFamily Accommodation in Anxious Irritable and Anxious Nonirritable Youth
Budagzad-Jacobson R, Musicaro R, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Family Accommodation in Anxious Irritable and Anxious Nonirritable Youth. Behavior Therapy 2024, 55: 913-921. PMID: 39174269, PMCID: PMC11341947, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationIrritable youthYouth anxietyParent ratingsCo-occurrence of anxietyLevels of irritabilityInfluence of irritabilityClinic-referredAnxiety disordersDiagnostic InterviewChild anxietyYouth ratingsAnxietyAccommodation behaviorAnxiety levelsTreatment targetModerating effectIrritability levelsYouthCo-occurrenceParentsIrritationDisordersFindingsAssociation
2023
Randomized trial comparing standard versus light intensity parent training for anxious youth
Storch E, Guzick A, Ayton D, Palo A, Kook M, Candelari A, Maye C, McNeel M, Trent E, Garcia J, Onyeka O, Rast C, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz E, Goodman W. Randomized trial comparing standard versus light intensity parent training for anxious youth. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2023, 173: 104451. PMID: 38154287, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety severityAnxious Childhood EmotionsParent-reported anxietyPost-treatment anxietyTreatment conditionsAnxious youthChildhood EmotionsParent trainingFamily accommodationSupportive parentingAnxiety treatmentDiverse sampleAnxietyOne monthSignificant anxietyYouthChange scoresIndependent evaluatorsFunctional impairmentParentsFurther supportSessionsTotal change scoresEmotionsChapter 19 Working with parents in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Chapter 19 Working with parents in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety. 2023, 341-358. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99613-6.00003-x.ChaptersAnxiety treatmentAdolescent anxietyAnxiety disordersChild anxiety treatmentIndividual child treatmentsAdolescent anxiety disordersExtant evidence baseParent variablesTreatment literatureChild's treatmentParent involvementParents' roleTreatment of childrenTheoretical importanceConsiderable methodological variationsEtiology of childrenMethodological variationsAnxietyParentsChildrenInvolvement approachEvidence baseValid inferencesConcrete recommendationsRich literature
2020
SPACE, Parent-Based Treatment for Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: Clinical Case Illustration
Lebowitz E, Majdick J. SPACE, Parent-Based Treatment for Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: Clinical Case Illustration. Journal Of Cognitive Psychotherapy 2020, 34: 107-118. DOI: 10.1891/jcpsy-d-19-00028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyParent-based treatmentAnxiety disordersChildhood anxiety disordersClinical case illustrationParental accommodationAdolescent anxietyFamily accommodationChild anxietyChild distressBehavioral therapyParental behaviorSupportive stanceCase illustrationAnxietyEmpirical backgroundDistressEfficacious treatmentOnly interventionTheoretical foundationDisordersCase descriptionParentsChildrenChildhood
2018
The SPACE program, a parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD: The case of Jasmine.
Lebowitz ER, Shimshoni Y. The SPACE program, a parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD: The case of Jasmine. Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic 2018, 82: 266-287. PMID: 30589579, DOI: 10.1521/bumc.2018.82.4.266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-based treatmentCurrent evidence-based treatmentsCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderEvidence-based treatmentsChild avoidFamily accommodationResponse preventionLack of motivationSupportive responsesAdolescent OCDOwn behaviorChildren's symptomsPsychopharmacological treatmentYouthDisordersOCDAdolescentsDistressMotivationCase descriptionTheoretical backgroundParentsSymptomsChildren
2017
Parenting a Child with ASD: Comparison of Parenting Style Between ASD, Anxiety, and Typical Development
Ventola P, Lei J, Paisley C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Parenting a Child with ASD: Comparison of Parenting Style Between ASD, Anxiety, and Typical Development. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 2873-2884. PMID: 28634706, PMCID: PMC5711559, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3210-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParents of childrenParenting stylesStyles of parentsDevelopment of interventionsNeeds of parentsDistinct parenting stylesTypical developmentParental styleTD parentsAnxiety disordersChildren's symptomsChild's treatmentASDClinical groupsParentsStyleAnxietyUnique relationshipChildrenUnderstanding factorsBehaviorDisordersInterventionGroupRelationship
2016
Nonviolent Resistance: Helping Caregivers Reduce Problematic Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
Omer H, Lebowitz ER. Nonviolent Resistance: Helping Caregivers Reduce Problematic Behaviors in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Marital And Family Therapy 2016, 42: 688-700. PMID: 27292182, PMCID: PMC5575919, DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12168.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Treatment of Extreme Family Accommodation in a Youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Lebowitz E. Treatment of Extreme Family Accommodation in a Youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. 2015, 321-335. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17139-5_22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderFamily accommodationPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderAnxious Childhood EmotionsParent-based treatmentParent-based interventionsObsessive-compulsive symptomsSevere obsessive-compulsive disorderChildhood EmotionsSupportive parentingParent behaviorGreater symptom severityAnxiety disordersCompulsive disorderYouth responsesIllustrative case examplesSymptom severityYouthAngerForceful attemptsParentsCase exampleDistressDisordersEmotionsFamily accommodation mediates the association between anxiety symptoms in mothers and children
Jones JD, Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Stark KD. Family accommodation mediates the association between anxiety symptoms in mothers and children. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2015, 27: 41-51. PMID: 25958796, DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2015.1007866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationChild anxietyStructural equation modellingAnxiety symptomsMaternal anxietySubclinical anxiety symptomsPediatric anxiety disordersDevelopment of interventionsChild avoidMothers of childrenMediational roleGreater symptom severityAnxiety disordersOwn anxietyMaternal accommodationAnxietyEquation modellingPoor treatment outcomesSymptom severityParentsChildrenTreatment outcomesAccommodationYouthMothers
2014
Parent Training for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: The SPACE Program
Lebowitz E, Omer H, Hermes H, Scahill L. Parent Training for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: The SPACE Program. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2014, 21: 456-469. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2013.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParent-based interventionsCognitive behavioral therapyChildhood anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersChildhood anxietyParent trainingFamily accommodationChild's treatmentIndividual child treatmentsActive client participationChild anxietyTraining parentsChildren's motivationParenting skillsBehavioral therapyLay therapistsChild therapyTreatment manualParent involvementParental behaviorWeekly sessionsAnxietyMultiple excerptsTherapeutic processParents
2013
Parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD
Lebowitz E. Parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2013, 2: 425-431. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood OCDParent-based treatmentParent-based interventionsEMOTION programFamily accommodationSupportive parentingManualized treatmentChildren's responsesTreatment manualAdolescent OCDChildren's symptomsLow motivationWeekly sessionsOCDIndividual therapyFamily involvementChildren's participationClinical vignettesHigh satisfactionChildrenParentsInterventionTreatment outcomesTheoretical foundationParentingPsychoeducational Interventions: What Every Parent and Family Member Needs to Know
Lebowitz E, Scahill L. Psychoeducational Interventions: What Every Parent and Family Member Needs to Know. 2013, 487-502. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199796267.003.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParents of childrenSocial victimizationSocial difficultiesPeer victimizationPsychoeducational interventionEmotional challengesPsychoeducationSchool staffVictimizationSuch discriminationParentsTourette syndromeChildrenRelated symptomsDiscriminationFamily membersDifficultiesPeersWorkplaceDifferent featuresImportant aspectAdultsIndividualsInterventionEmployers
2011
Coercive and Disruptive Behaviors in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis
Lebowitz ER, Vitulano LA, Omer H. Coercive and Disruptive Behaviors in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis. Psychiatry 2011, 74: 362-371. PMID: 22168296, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.4.362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationDisruptive behaviorCoercive behaviorPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptom dimensionsObsessive-compulsive childObsessive-compulsive disorderLevel of impairmentChild OCDCompulsive disorderSymptom dimensionsOCDInterview pointsClinical experience pointsSymptom severityTheory methodologyQualitative explorationAdolescentsChildrenEmergent themesSuch situationsParentsExperience pointsTreatment outcomesQualitative analysis