2024
Parent-Only Treatment for Child Anxiety
Shimshoni Y, Rebecca G, Lebowitz E. Parent-Only Treatment for Child Anxiety. Advances In Psychiatry And Behavioral Health 2024, 4: 71-80. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypsc.2024.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreliminary 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 and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment
Weeks G, Sakmar E, Clark T, Rose A, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Family Accommodation and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38755332, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-024-01705-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeparation anxiety symptomsFamily accommodationAnxiety symptomsAttachment securitySeparation anxietyLevels of attachment securitySeverity of anxiety symptomsAssociated with separation anxietyNo significant moderating effectsClinically anxious childrenAnxiety-related distressHigher attachment securityChild attachment securityFindings enhance understandingAnxious childrenSignificant moderating effectChild anxietyChild attachmentParenting behaviorsAnxietyModerating roleModerating effectSymptomsChildrenAttachmentAttention 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-occurrenceParentsIrritationDisordersFindingsAssociationParent-Inclusive Therapy Needs to be Theory-Inclusive Therapy
Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Parent-Inclusive Therapy Needs to be Theory-Inclusive Therapy. Clinical Psychology Science And Practice 2024, 31: 82-84. DOI: 10.1037/cps0000196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety
Kitt E, Zacharek S, Odriozola P, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Broussard A, Dean J, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Responding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 351: 818-826. PMID: 38290579, PMCID: PMC10981528, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactivity to threatMeasures of avoidanceVentral anterior insulaClinician-based measuresNeural reactivityPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersBehavioral avoidanceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging taskAmygdala functional connectivityVentromedial prefrontal cortexTreatment-seeking sampleAvoidance of threatClinically significant constructsAssociated with tasksGeneralizability of findingsPrefrontal cortexAnterior insulaNeural findingsLaboratory tasksFunctional connectivityAnxietyAmygdalaAvoidanceSignificant constructsFamily accommodation: a diagnostic feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Etkin R, Bloch M, Lebowitz E. Family accommodation: a diagnostic feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder? Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2024, 24: 129-131. PMID: 38258501, DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2024.2309239.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 scoresEmotionsAssessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents. Assessment 2023, 31: 94-109. PMID: 37840296, DOI: 10.1177/10731911231194972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes 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 reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxietyAffective Language Spreads Between Anxious Children and Their Mothers During a Challenging Puzzle Task
Nook E, Nardini C, Zacharek S, Hommel G, Spencer H, Martino A, Morra A, Flores S, Anderson T, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Affective Language Spreads Between Anxious Children and Their Mothers During a Challenging Puzzle Task. Emotion 2023, 23: 1513-1521. PMID: 36595385, PMCID: PMC10314965, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affect wordsChallenging puzzle taskAffect wordsAffective languagePuzzle taskEffective emotion regulationSpread of emotionsEmotion regulationNeuroscientific levelAnxious childrenEmotional influencesWord useBidirectional influenceAnxiety disordersBidirectional relationsMother's directionsMental healthEmotionsFuture researchWordsCurrent studyLanguageChildrenTaskMothersTransactional associations of child irritability and anxiety with parent psychological control in Taiwanese school‐aged children
Lee K, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Tseng W. Transactional associations of child irritability and anxiety with parent psychological control in Taiwanese school‐aged children. JCPP Advances 2023, 3: e12192. PMID: 38054061, PMCID: PMC10694542, DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParents’ psychological controlPsychological controlChild irritabilityChild anxietyParent-rated Child Behavior ChecklistIntercept cross-lagged panel modelPsychological Control ScaleCross-lagged panel modelTaiwanese school-aged childrenChild Behavior ChecklistPositive reinforcement techniquesSchool-aged childrenDirect cross-cultural comparisonsPerson processesTransactional associationsPerson levelTransactional pathwaysAnxiety symptomsBehavior ChecklistCommunity sampleCross-cultural comparisonTransactional relationsControl ScaleCollaborative parentingAnxietyMothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth
Seligman L, Marin C, Hovey J, Rey Y, Pettit J, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Mothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-11. PMID: 37470923, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01567-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological controlChild anxietyHispanic familiesChild anxiety treatmentMothers' psychological controlFathers of youthProtective parenting behaviorsHispanic youthParental accommodationPsychological accommodationSample of mothersParenting behaviorsAversive experiencesParenting stylesAnxiety treatmentNegative reinforcementModel hypothesizingAnxietyWhite samplesSevere anxietyYouthStyleParentingFathersFindingsA Pilot Trial of SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) in Autism
Rozenblat S, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz E, Perez M, Koller J. A Pilot Trial of SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) in Autism. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-15. PMID: 37353645, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01555-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationAnxious Childhood EmotionsAverage cognitive abilityCognitive behavior therapySymptom severityAnxiety symptom severityChildhood EmotionsChildhood anxietyCognitive abilitiesSupportive parentingChild distressAutistic populationManualized treatmentAutistic childrenReliable changeGreater functional impairmentAutismWeekly sessionsAnxietyPoor treatment outcomesPreliminary evidencePreliminary efficacyDistressPilot trialCaregiver burdenThe Role of Pediatric Sensory Over-responsivity and Anxiety Symptoms in the Development of Family Accommodations
Ben-Sasson A, Podoly T, Lebowitz E. The Role of Pediatric Sensory Over-responsivity and Anxiety Symptoms in the Development of Family Accommodations. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-8. PMID: 37219643, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01547-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationAnxiety symptomsCo-occurring anxiety symptomsSensory Profile 2Elevated anxiety symptomsSOR symptomsChild anxietyGreater symptom severityElevated anxietyEmotional disordersChildren's ImpactIntervention outcomesFamily impactSymptom severityAnxietySensory scaleProfile 2Online surveyChildrenSymptomsStepwise linear regressionAccommodationScoresSensoryFamilyOxytocin as a Biomarker of Differential Effects to SPACE vs. CBT Treatment of Child Anxiety Disorders
Zilcha-Mano S, Orbach M, Malka M, Lebowitz E. Oxytocin as a Biomarker of Differential Effects to SPACE vs. CBT Treatment of Child Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 37166402, PMCID: PMC10638466, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2023.2188557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSalivary OT levelsLine of researchAnxiety treatmentPositive mother-child interactionsChild anxiety treatmentChild anxiety disordersChildhood anxiety treatmentMother-child interactionMother-child dyadsHigher baseline levelsChildhood anxietyCBT treatmentGreater treatment efficacyDyadic interactionsAnxiety disordersTarget of treatmentOutcome moderatorsDisorder ScalePeripheral oxytocinEmotional Disorders (SCARED) scaleOT levelsNovel treatment targetsCBTModeratorMixed resultsParent Accommodation Contemporaneously Mediates the Association Between Youth Irritability and Youth Anxiety Treatment Outcome
Cabrera V, Buitron V, Patriarca G, Rey Y, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Parent Accommodation Contemporaneously Mediates the Association Between Youth Irritability and Youth Anxiety Treatment Outcome. Behavior Therapy 2023, 54: 852-862. PMID: 37597962, PMCID: PMC10440415, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety severityParent accommodationCognitive-behavioral treatmentYouth irritabilityAnxiety treatment outcomesAnxiety severityChild anxietyPrimary anxiety disorder diagnosisAnxiety disorder diagnosisAnxious youthYouth anxietyYouth ages 6Adolescent irritabilityAnxiety outcomesBehavioral treatmentAnxiety protocolAnxietyGreater impairmentDisorder diagnosisAge 6Treatment outcomesFuture researchPosttreatmentIrritabilityResearch documentsAvoidant/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