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 scoresEmotionsAffective 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 studyLanguageChildrenTaskMothers
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
2017
Family‐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
2015
Treatment 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