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 assayHypothesisAttention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation
Falcone M, Bar-Haim Y, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Attention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation. Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2024, 27: 550-560. PMID: 38740658, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-024-00482-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention trainingAnxiety reduction effectCognitive neuroscienceChild anxietyComputerized treatmentDelivery of sessionsAnxietyClinical practice settingDisordersEvidence-basedChildrenClinical trial dataPsychoeducationPractice settingsClinical practiceAttentionIncrease accessNeuroscienceTrainingClinical stepsSessionsTrial dataClinical implementationResearchExperimental researchChanges 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 ResearchFamily 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
Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships?
Etkin R, Juel E, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships? Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2023, 26: 1052-1076. PMID: 37838627, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-023-00454-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent anxiety disordersPeer relationshipsSocial functioningAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersPeer outcomesAnxiety reductionTreatment-specific effectsFunctioningTreatment specificitySystematic narrative reviewRelated difficultiesSample characteristicsMajority of studiesSpecific outcomesChildrenTreatment outcomesStatistical findingsStudy sampleDisordersNarrative reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxietyAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Children
Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz E. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Children. 2023, 1235-1259. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16691-4_74.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Children
Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz E. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Children. 2022, 1-25. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-67929-3_74-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychoeducational Interventions
Lebowitz E, Artukoğlu B. Psychoeducational Interventions. 2022, 407-420. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197543214.003.0024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychoeducational interventionParents of childrenRole of psychoeducationSocial victimizationSocial difficultiesPeer victimizationTourette syndromeBetter copingEmotional challengesPsychoeducational resourcesSocial supportPsychoeducationReview researchPsychiatric problemsSchool staffVictimizationNegative stigmaSuch discriminationChildrenDiscriminationCopingIndividualsDisordersInterventionDifficulties
2020
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report
Etkin RG, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 58-76. PMID: 32915074, PMCID: PMC7914129, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1802736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-report measuresYouth self-report measuresYouth Anxiety MeasureEvidence-based treatment deliveryPsychological scienceAnxiety measuresSelf-ReportEvidence-based assessmentPsychometric propertiesEvaluative reviewMost ratingsEvaluative criteriaEvidence-based updateFuture directionsRatingsMeasuresEvidence baseTreatment deliveryAnxietyHigh confidenceAssessment functionDisordersConfidenceAbnormal asymmetry of thalamic volume moderates stress from parents and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder
Zhang Y, Liu W, Lebowitz ER, Zhang F, Hu Y, Liu Z, Yang H, Wu J, Wang Y, Silverman WK, Yang Z, Cheng W. Abnormal asymmetry of thalamic volume moderates stress from parents and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder. Neuropharmacology 2020, 180: 108301. PMID: 32910952, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic volumeThalamic asymmetryAge group differencesAbnormal asymmetryAnxiety disordersBilateral thalamic volumeAnxiety symptomsBrain developmental abnormalitiesOlder age groupsSocial anxiety disorderChronic family stressMedication-free childrenFunctional lateralizationMental disordersAge groupsChronic stressBrain developmentTotal SCARED scoresDisordersFamilial stressChildrenAnxiety severityAdolescentsEmotional disordersDevelopmental abnormalitiesSPACE, 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
2019
Anxious-Irritable Children: A Distinct Subtype of Childhood Anxiety?
Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Brotman MA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Silverman WK. Anxious-Irritable Children: A Distinct Subtype of Childhood Anxiety? Behavior Therapy 2019, 51: 211-222. PMID: 32138933, PMCID: PMC7080292, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily Accommodation in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Feldman I, Koller J, Lebowitz ER, Shulman C, Ben Itzchak E, Zachor DA. Family Accommodation in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2019, 49: 3602-3610. PMID: 31134428, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04078-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderFamily accommodationSpectrum disorderAnxiety disordersParent-based interventionsFamilies of childrenParents of childrenParental accommodationChild's RRBsRRB severityGreater symptom severityRepetitive behaviorsLower functioningHighlight avenuesPoor treatment outcomesRRBsSymptom severityChildrenMost participantsDisordersTreatment outcomesOCDHigh levelsFunctioningAccommodationFamily accommodation in psychopathology: A synthesized review
Shimshoni Y, Shrinivasa B, Cherian AV, Lebowitz ER. Family accommodation in psychopathology: A synthesized review. Indian Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 61: s93-s103. PMID: 30745682, PMCID: PMC6343404, DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_530_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregiver burdenSymptom severityFamily accommodationPoor treatment outcomesEfficacy of treatmentGreater symptom severityPosttraumatic stress disorderEnglish language papersObsessive-compulsive disorderFunctional impairmentTic disordersTreatment outcomesPsychiatric disordersElectronic databasesStress disorderDisordersLanguage papersNumber of studiesFamily membersPsychopathologySeverityAutism spectrum disorderRecent findingsSpectrum disorderTreatment
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 backgroundParentsSymptomsChildrenSymptom Insight in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Outcomes of an International Aggregated Cross-Sectional Sample
Selles RR, Højgaard DRMA, Ivarsson T, Thomsen PH, McBride N, Storch EA, Geller D, Wilhelm S, Farrell LJ, Waters AM, Mathieu S, Lebowitz E, Elgie M, Soreni N, Stewart SE. Symptom Insight in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Outcomes of an International Aggregated Cross-Sectional Sample. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 57: 615-619.e5. PMID: 30071984, PMCID: PMC7176075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Byrne S, Lebowitz E, Ollendick T, Silverman W. Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. 2018, 217-241. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190492243.003.0011.ChaptersImplications 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
2017
Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children
Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Byrne SP, Lebowitz ER. Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2017, 49: 460-467. PMID: 29188403, PMCID: PMC5871552, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0765-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren’s avoidance behaviorMaternal acceptanceAvoidance behaviorBehavioral avoidanceAnxiety disordersFear of spidersSelf-rated fearLevel of avoidanceSpider stimuliAnxious childrenChild avoidanceChildren's fearsChildren's feelingsFearAvoidanceChildrenHallmark featureMothersAcceptanceDisordersAdolescentsBehaviorStimuliFeelingsModeratesParenting 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