2023
A 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 burden
2020
SPACE, 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
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 backgroundParentsSymptomsChildren
2017
Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children
Schleider JL, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2017, 49: 187-196. PMID: 28616690, PMCID: PMC6688181, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0740-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety symptom severityChild anxiety symptom severityFamily accommodationAnxiety sensitivityAnxious childrenSymptom severityClinically Anxious ChildrenAnxiety-provoking stimuliLong-term anxietySubset of childrenAnxiety severityImmediate distressMothers' ratingsChildren's symptomsParental involvementChildrenDistressRatingsSeverity associationStrength of associationAnxietyHigh levelsStimuliAccommodationLink
2015
Family accommodation in obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders: a five-year update
Lebowitz ER, Panza KE, Bloch MH. Family accommodation in obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders: a five-year update. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2015, 16: 45-53. PMID: 26613396, PMCID: PMC4895189, DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2016.1126181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationObsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety disordersNeurobiological underpinningsSevere psychopathologySynthesis of findingsPsychiatric disordersDisordersPsychopathologyMain findingsDistressAccommodationFindingsUnderpinningsEnglish language papersFive-Year UpdatePsycINFOTherapeutic goalsIndividualsLanguage papersResearchTreatment of Extreme Family Accommodation in a Youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Lebowitz E. Treatment of Extreme Family Accommodation in a Youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. 2015, 321-335. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17139-5_22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderFamily accommodationPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderAnxious Childhood EmotionsParent-based treatmentParent-based interventionsObsessive-compulsive symptomsSevere obsessive-compulsive disorderChildhood EmotionsSupportive parentingParent behaviorGreater symptom severityAnxiety disordersCompulsive disorderYouth responsesIllustrative case examplesSymptom severityYouthAngerForceful attemptsParentsCase exampleDistressDisordersEmotions