2024
Changes 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 ResearchFrontoamygdala circuitryPediatric anxiety disordersParent-focused interventionsAnxiety disordersParent-focusedCircuitryDisorders
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
2020
Comparing 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