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 reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxiety
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 ManualParent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment
Zilcha-Mano S, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Parent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 427-439. PMID: 32401557, PMCID: PMC8496486, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1756300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child agreementFamily accommodationMultilevel response-surface analysisAnxious Childhood EmotionsChild anxiety treatmentChild anxiety severityCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety symptom severityDistinct underlying mechanismsChildhood EmotionsChildhood anxietySupportive parentingAnxiety treatmentParent reportBehavioral therapyRole of accommodationAnxiety severityAnxiety disordersPoor treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesSymptom severitySubsequent treatment outcomesTreatment endSignificant predictorsChildrenSPACE, 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
Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
Lebowitz ER, Marin C, Martino A, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 59: 362-372. PMID: 30851397, PMCID: PMC6732048, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-based treatmentAnxious Childhood EmotionsChildhood anxiety disordersFamily accommodationChildhood anxietyAnxiety disordersChildhood EmotionsSupportive parentingParenting stressAnxiety outcomesCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary anxiety disorderParent interventionBehavioral therapyChildren's ratingsAnxiety severityTreatment credibilityClinician-rated scalesParent treatmentParent involvementAnxietyDiagnostic InterviewEmotionsParentingIndependent evaluators
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 backgroundParentsSymptomsChildrenUsing 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
Monotherapy Insufficient in Severe Anxiety? Predictors and Moderators in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study
Taylor JH, Lebowitz ER, Jakubovski E, Coughlin CG, Silverman WK, Bloch MH. Monotherapy Insufficient in Severe Anxiety? Predictors and Moderators in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2017, 47: 266-281. PMID: 28956620, PMCID: PMC6191182, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1371028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal StudyCognitive behavioral therapyModerators of outcomeSevere anxietyCombination of CBTIndependent evaluator ratingsMultimodal studyParent-rated anxietySeparation anxiety disorderMain effect findingsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnxious youthSocial anxietyChild anxietyBehavioral therapyAnxiety severityPill placeboAnxiety disordersEvaluators' ratingsAnxietyModeratorSocioeconomic statusLow socioeconomic statusYouthEffect findingsFamily‐based Conceptualization and Treatment of Obsessive‐Compulsive Related Disorders
Lebowitz E, Golt J. Family‐based Conceptualization and Treatment of Obsessive‐Compulsive Related Disorders. 2017, 1193-1207. DOI: 10.1002/9781118890233.ch66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive related disordersCognitive behavioral therapyFamily accommodationAnxious Childhood EmotionsParent-based interventionsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical case examplesChildhood EmotionsSupportive parentingAccommodation reductionFamily factorsRelated disordersGreater impairmentPoor treatment outcomesMore severe symptomsSuccessful interventionsCase exampleDisordersTreatment outcomesEmotionsParentingInterventionAnxietyStrong emphasisConceptualization
2014
Parent Training for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: The SPACE Program
Lebowitz E, Omer H, Hermes H, Scahill L. Parent Training for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: The SPACE Program. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2014, 21: 456-469. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2013.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParent-based interventionsCognitive behavioral therapyChildhood anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersChildhood anxietyParent trainingFamily accommodationChild's treatmentIndividual child treatmentsActive client participationChild anxietyTraining parentsChildren's motivationParenting skillsBehavioral therapyLay therapistsChild therapyTreatment manualParent involvementParental behaviorWeekly sessionsAnxietyMultiple excerptsTherapeutic processParents
2012
Poor insight in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder: Developmental considerations, treatment implications, and potential strategies for improving insight
Adelman C, Lebowitz E. Poor insight in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder: Developmental considerations, treatment implications, and potential strategies for improving insight. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2012, 1: 119-124. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2012.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPoor insightCompulsive disorderTreatment implicationsCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapyGreater symptom severityObsessive thoughtsOCD symptomsDevelopmental considerationsChildren's insightGreater functional impairmentDevelopmental contextPoor treatment responseSymptom severityDegree of insightEmpirical researchFunctional impairmentDisordersImplicationsTreatment responseImpairmentThoughtChildren