2023
Parent 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
2021
The Role of Parental Beliefs About Anxiety and Attachment on Parental Accommodation of Child Anxiety
Johnco C, Storch EA, Oar E, McBride NM, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. The Role of Parental Beliefs About Anxiety and Attachment on Parental Accommodation of Child Anxiety. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 50: 51-62. PMID: 33534096, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00722-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild anxiety severityParental accommodationChild anxietyNegative beliefsParental beliefsAnxious attachmentSecure attachmentAnxiety severityPath modelParental attachment insecurityGreater anxious attachmentInsecure parental attachmentSecure attachment stylePrimary anxiety disorderChild anxiety diagnosesParent-child relationshipSemi-structured clinical interviewNature of anxietyParents of childrenAttachment insecurityAttachment securityParent accommodationParental attachmentAttachment styleInsecure attachment