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 reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxietyParent 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 documents
2020
Parent-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 predictorsChildren
2019
Family Accommodation in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Feldman I, Koller J, Lebowitz ER, Shulman C, Ben Itzchak E, Zachor DA. Family Accommodation in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2019, 49: 3602-3610. PMID: 31134428, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04078-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderFamily accommodationSpectrum disorderAnxiety disordersParent-based interventionsFamilies of childrenParents of childrenParental accommodationChild's RRBsRRB severityGreater symptom severityRepetitive behaviorsLower functioningHighlight avenuesPoor treatment outcomesRRBsSymptom severityChildrenMost participantsDisordersTreatment outcomesOCDHigh levelsFunctioningAccommodationFamily accommodation in psychopathology: A synthesized review
Shimshoni Y, Shrinivasa B, Cherian AV, Lebowitz ER. Family accommodation in psychopathology: A synthesized review. Indian Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 61: s93-s103. PMID: 30745682, PMCID: PMC6343404, DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_530_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregiver burdenSymptom severityFamily accommodationPoor treatment outcomesEfficacy of treatmentGreater symptom severityPosttraumatic stress disorderEnglish language papersObsessive-compulsive disorderFunctional impairmentTic disordersTreatment outcomesPsychiatric disordersElectronic databasesStress disorderDisordersLanguage papersNumber of studiesFamily membersPsychopathologySeverityAutism spectrum disorderRecent findingsSpectrum disorderTreatment
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
2016
Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms
Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Silverman WK, Feldman R. Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms. Journal Of Neural Transmission 2016, 123: 1053-1067. PMID: 27145763, PMCID: PMC5007197, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1565-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersChild anxiety treatment outcomeChild anxiety disordersChildhood anxiety disordersParent-based interventionsAnxiety treatment outcomesCross-generational influencesSocial referencingFamily accommodationChild anxietyParenting stylesVicarious learningOxytocinergic systemChildren's symptomsBehavioral systemsParental responsesParental anxietyMaternal anxietyAnxietyExistence of linksSevere distressDisordersPrenatal environmentTreatment outcomesResearch
2015
Family accommodation mediates the association between anxiety symptoms in mothers and children
Jones JD, Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Stark KD. Family accommodation mediates the association between anxiety symptoms in mothers and children. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2015, 27: 41-51. PMID: 25958796, DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2015.1007866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationChild anxietyStructural equation modellingAnxiety symptomsMaternal anxietySubclinical anxiety symptomsPediatric anxiety disordersDevelopment of interventionsChild avoidMothers of childrenMediational roleGreater symptom severityAnxiety disordersOwn anxietyMaternal accommodationAnxietyEquation modellingPoor treatment outcomesSymptom severityParentsChildrenTreatment outcomesAccommodationYouthMothers
2014
COMPARING FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE DISORDER, ANXIETY DISORDERS, AND NONANXIOUS CHILDREN
Lebowitz ER, Scharfstein LA, Jones J. COMPARING FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE DISORDER, ANXIETY DISORDERS, AND NONANXIOUS CHILDREN. Depression And Anxiety 2014, 31: 1018-1025. PMID: 24677578, DOI: 10.1002/da.22251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety disordersChildhood obsessive-compulsive disorderHealthy controlsNA groupSymptom severityPoor treatment outcomesFamily accommodationSeverity of anxietyPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderMothers of childrenAssessment of childrenTreatment outcomesClinical careGeneral populationClinical groupsComparison groupLower functioningDisordersMeasures of accommodationSeverityChildrenChild avoidGreater distressEmotional disorders
2013
Parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD
Lebowitz E. Parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2013, 2: 425-431. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood OCDParent-based treatmentParent-based interventionsEMOTION programFamily accommodationSupportive parentingManualized treatmentChildren's responsesTreatment manualAdolescent OCDChildren's symptomsLow motivationWeekly sessionsOCDIndividual therapyFamily involvementChildren's participationClinical vignettesHigh satisfactionChildrenParentsInterventionTreatment outcomesTheoretical foundationParenting
2011
Coercive and Disruptive Behaviors in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis
Lebowitz ER, Vitulano LA, Omer H. Coercive and Disruptive Behaviors in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis. Psychiatry 2011, 74: 362-371. PMID: 22168296, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.4.362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationDisruptive behaviorCoercive behaviorPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptom dimensionsObsessive-compulsive childObsessive-compulsive disorderLevel of impairmentChild OCDCompulsive disorderSymptom dimensionsOCDInterview pointsClinical experience pointsSymptom severityTheory methodologyQualitative explorationAdolescentsChildrenEmergent themesSuch situationsParentsExperience pointsTreatment outcomesQualitative analysis