2021
An Initial Study of Symptom Accommodation in Adults with Depression
Leonard R, Guastello A, Cooke D, Storch E, Lebowitz E, Riemann B. An Initial Study of Symptom Accommodation in Adults with Depression. International Journal Of Cognitive Therapy 2021, 14: 537-551. DOI: 10.1007/s41811-020-00097-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom accommodationObsessive-compulsive disorderAnger outburstsDepression severitySelf-report measuresResidential treatment programGood internal consistencyAnxiety sensitivitySocial anxietyExploratory factor analysisAnxiety disordersAccommodation behaviorSix-item scaleFrequency subscaleGreater depression severitySymptom courseTreatment programInternal consistencyFactor analysisMood disordersSignificant predictorsAnxietyDepressionTotal scoreSubscales
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 functionDisordersConfidenceAssessing Symptom Accommodation of Social Anxiety Symptoms Among Chinese Adults: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Family Accommodation Scale Anxiety—Adult Report
Lou C, Zhou X, Lebowitz ER, Williams LL, Storch EA. Assessing Symptom Accommodation of Social Anxiety Symptoms Among Chinese Adults: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Family Accommodation Scale Anxiety—Adult Report. Frontiers In Psychology 2020, 11: 1018. PMID: 32581921, PMCID: PMC7287202, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsSymptom accommodationSocial anxietyAnxiety symptomsPsychometric propertiesFactor structureTwo-factor latent structureSelf-report measuresSymptom-related behaviorsMultiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) modelTwo-factor modelConfirmatory factor analysisChinese undergraduate studentsGood psychometric propertiesMultiple causes modelWorse treatment outcomesMental health conditionsInterpersonal constructsDivergent validityChinese adultsInterpersonal relationshipsImportant constructBehavior subscalesConvergent validityNon-significant relation
2018
Negative peer social interactions and oxytocin levels linked to suicidal ideation in anxious youth
Lebowitz ER, Blumberg HP, Silverman WK. Negative peer social interactions and oxytocin levels linked to suicidal ideation in anxious youth. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 806-811. PMID: 30699863, PMCID: PMC6361537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative peer interactionsPeer social interactionSalivary oxytocin levelsAnxious youthPeer interactionsHigher oxytocin levelsAnxiety disordersOxytocin levelsSocial interactionSuicidal ideationSocial eventsSelf-report measuresPrimary anxiety disorderSemi-structured diagnostic interviewNegative social interactionsPeripheral oxytocin levelsSample of childrenPeer victimization