2020
Childhood Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Review of Treatments and a Novel Parent-Based Approach.
Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER. Childhood Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Review of Treatments and a Novel Parent-Based Approach. Journal Of Cognitive Psychotherapy 2020, 34: 200-224. PMID: 32817402, DOI: 10.1891/jcpsy-d-20-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intake DisorderParent-based treatmentRestrictive food intake disorderPilot Randomized Control TrialRetrospective chart reviewFood intake disorderReview of treatmentRandomized control trialFamily-based therapyPilot open trialCognitive behavioral therapyChart reviewCase seriesOpen trialCase reportOutpatient careControl trialPsychosocial treatmentsDietary restrictionCase presentationBehavioral therapyEating habitsChildren's symptomsPsychosocial functioningStatistical Manual
2019
Family accommodation mediates nightmares and sleep-related problems in anxious children
Lebowitz ER, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Family accommodation mediates nightmares and sleep-related problems in anxious children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2019, 62: 94-99. PMID: 30660831, PMCID: PMC6432767, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-related problemsAnxious childrenFamily accommodationHypothesized mediational pathwaysStructural equation modelingStructural equation modelChildhood anxietyMediational pathwaysFirst empirical evidenceMaternal reportsEquation modelingFit indicesNightmaresEquation modelChildrenEmpirical evidenceEmpirical dataAnxietyAccommodationParticipants
2018
Using Motion Tracking to Measure Avoidance in Children and Adults: Psychometric Properties, Associations With Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment-Related Change
Lebowitz ER, François B. Using Motion Tracking to Measure Avoidance in Children and Adults: Psychometric Properties, Associations With Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment-Related Change. Behavior Therapy 2018, 49: 853-865. PMID: 30316485, PMCID: PMC6394864, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2018.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral avoidanceThreat facesMotion-tracking technologyChild-rated anxiety symptomsChildhood anxiety disordersSelf-rated fearAnxiety symptom severitySpider stimuliAnxious childrenTest-retest correlationsAreas of psychopathologyState anxietyTest-retest reliabilityAnxiety symptomsAnxiety disordersTime-effective measurementsAvoidance behaviorPsychometric propertiesTreatment-related changesSymptom severityThird studySecond studyAvoidanceLarge sample
2017
Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior
Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK, Martino AM, Zagoory‐Sharon O, Feldman R, Leckman JF. Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior. Depression And Anxiety 2017, 34: 127-136. PMID: 28052452, PMCID: PMC5503301, DOI: 10.1002/da.22585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeparation anxiety disorderAnxious youthAnxiety disordersSeparation anxietySalivary oxytocinAffective touchDSM-5 anxiety disordersYouth anxiety symptomsOT responseParticular anxiety disordersAttachment figuresReliable codersMaternal sensitivityDyadic behaviorsChildren's ratingsMaternal intrusivenessAttachment behaviorAnxiety symptomsAnxiety regulationSocial supportPossible intervention strategiesSignificant distressHigher youthYouthIntervention strategies
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“Failure to Launch”: Shaping Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children
Lebowitz ER. “Failure to Launch”: Shaping Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 89-90. PMID: 26802773, PMCID: PMC4895190, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Family 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
AVOIDANCE MODERATES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MOTHERS’ AND CHILDREN'S FEARS: FINDINGS FROM A NOVEL MOTION‐TRACKING BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
Lebowitz ER, Shic F, Campbell D, MacLeod J, Silverman WK. AVOIDANCE MODERATES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MOTHERS’ AND CHILDREN'S FEARS: FINDINGS FROM A NOVEL MOTION‐TRACKING BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT. Depression And Anxiety 2014, 32: 91-98. PMID: 25424469, DOI: 10.1002/da.22333.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Parent Training in Nonviolent Resistance for Adult Entitled Dependence
Lebowitz E, Dolberger D, Nortov E, Omer H. Parent Training in Nonviolent Resistance for Adult Entitled Dependence. Family Process 2012, 51: 90-106. PMID: 22428713, DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01382.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Coercive and disruptive behaviors in pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder
Lebowitz ER, Omer H, Leckman JF. Coercive and disruptive behaviors in pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder. Depression And Anxiety 2011, 28: 899-905. PMID: 21769998, PMCID: PMC4006629, DOI: 10.1002/da.20858.Peer-Reviewed Original Research