2024
Dynamics Between Affect and Social Acceptance as a Function of Social Anxiety: A Person-Specific Network Approach
Gunther K, Edelman A, Petrie D, Kober H, Gee D, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Dynamics Between Affect and Social Acceptance as a Function of Social Anxiety: A Person-Specific Network Approach. Emotion 2024 PMID: 39207390, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEtiology of social anxiety disorderSocial anxiety disorderSocial anxietyPositive affectAnxiety disordersDevelopmental period of increased riskFunction of social anxietySocial anxiety symptomsDaily diary dataSocial acceptanceBenefits of acceptanceSocial experiencePerson-centered approachPeriod of increased riskRegulate affectAnxiety symptomsSocial cuesAnxietyAffectDevelopmental periodPerson-specificAdolescentsDiary dataReturn to baselineDisordersChanges 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 Research
2022
Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety: Relations with avoidance and self-efficacy
Kitt ER, Lewis KM, Galbraith J, Abend R, Smith AR, Lebowitz ER, Pine DS, Gee DG. Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety: Relations with avoidance and self-efficacy. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2022, 154: 104107. PMID: 35613517, PMCID: PMC9271364, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersNon-anxious controlsClinician ratingsPediatric anxiety disordersReal-world behaviorImportant preliminary insightsBody of researchLaboratory tasksMediation modelGreater avoidanceAge 8AnxietyDistinct measuresUntested relationsFuture researchYouthRobust associationAvoidanceBehavioral factorsRatingsPreliminary insightsEarly identificationDisorders
2021
Leveraging big data to map neurodevelopmental trajectories in pediatric anxiety
Zacharek SJ, Kribakaran S, Kitt ER, Gee DG. Leveraging big data to map neurodevelopmental trajectories in pediatric anxiety. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2021, 50: 100974. PMID: 34147988, PMCID: PMC8225701, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2021.100974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric anxietyNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesAnxiety disordersNormative brain developmentPrevalent psychiatric conditionAge-related differencesAnxious youthSafety learningUnderstanding of neurodevelopmentAnxietyInconsistent findingsBrain structuresLongitudinal studyNeural structuresPsychiatric conditionsNovel treatment targetsMarker of riskBrain developmentTreatment targetsEarly risk identificationYouthFuture directionsDisordersAdolescenceNeurobiology
2018
Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders
Lebowitz ER, Gee DG, Pine DS, Silverman WK. Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders. Clinical Psychology Review 2018, 64: 99-109. PMID: 29526524, PMCID: PMC6668617, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood anxiety disordersChildhood anxietyResearch Domain Criteria projectAnxiety disordersSocial processesMental Health's Research Domain Criteria projectNegative Valence Systems domainFronto-amygdala circuitryThreat learningPsychiatric disordersNegative valencePediatric anxietyChildren's fearsDevelopmental psychopathologyPrevalent psychiatric disordersParticular social processesAnxietyAttachment processRDoCResearch linksFearYouthTranslational approachDisordersInterdisciplinary approach