2024
Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children
Berger U, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children. Emerging Adulthood 2024, 12: 807-819. DOI: 10.1177/21676968241252851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationSymptom severitySupportive parentingAnxious Childhood EmotionsDepressive symptom severityParents of adultsParental burdenParent-based interventionsIntellectual disabilityChild anxietyChildhood emotionalRandomized controlled trialsAdult ChildrenEmotional interventionAnxietyTrial completionTreatment satisfactionPost-treatmentCost-of-illnessWaitlistParentsSymptomsAdultsSatisfaction scoresControlled trialsFamily Accommodation and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment
Weeks G, Sakmar E, Clark T, Rose A, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Family Accommodation and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38755332, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-024-01705-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeparation anxiety symptomsFamily accommodationAnxiety symptomsAttachment securitySeparation anxietyLevels of attachment securitySeverity of anxiety symptomsAssociated with separation anxietyNo significant moderating effectsClinically anxious childrenAnxiety-related distressHigher attachment securityChild attachment securityFindings enhance understandingAnxious childrenSignificant moderating effectChild anxietyChild attachmentParenting behaviorsAnxietyModerating roleModerating effectSymptomsChildrenAttachmentAttention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation
Falcone M, Bar-Haim Y, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Attention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation. Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2024, 27: 550-560. PMID: 38740658, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-024-00482-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention trainingAnxiety reduction effectCognitive neuroscienceChild anxietyComputerized treatmentDelivery of sessionsAnxietyClinical practice settingDisordersEvidence-basedChildrenClinical trial dataPsychoeducationPractice settingsClinical practiceAttentionIncrease accessNeuroscienceTrainingClinical stepsSessionsTrial dataClinical implementationResearchExperimental researchFamily Accommodation in Anxious Irritable and Anxious Nonirritable Youth
Budagzad-Jacobson R, Musicaro R, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Family Accommodation in Anxious Irritable and Anxious Nonirritable Youth. Behavior Therapy 2024, 55: 913-921. PMID: 39174269, PMCID: PMC11341947, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationIrritable youthYouth anxietyParent ratingsCo-occurrence of anxietyLevels of irritabilityInfluence of irritabilityClinic-referredAnxiety disordersDiagnostic InterviewChild anxietyYouth ratingsAnxietyAccommodation behaviorAnxiety levelsTreatment targetModerating effectIrritability levelsYouthCo-occurrenceParentsIrritationDisordersFindingsAssociationResponding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety
Kitt E, Zacharek S, Odriozola P, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Broussard A, Dean J, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Responding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 351: 818-826. PMID: 38290579, PMCID: PMC10981528, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactivity to threatMeasures of avoidanceVentral anterior insulaClinician-based measuresNeural reactivityPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersBehavioral avoidanceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging taskAmygdala functional connectivityVentromedial prefrontal cortexTreatment-seeking sampleAvoidance of threatClinically significant constructsAssociated with tasksGeneralizability of findingsPrefrontal cortexAnterior insulaNeural findingsLaboratory tasksFunctional connectivityAnxietyAmygdalaAvoidanceSignificant constructs
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 scoresEmotionsDoes 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 reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxietyTransactional associations of child irritability and anxiety with parent psychological control in Taiwanese school‐aged children
Lee K, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Tseng W. Transactional associations of child irritability and anxiety with parent psychological control in Taiwanese school‐aged children. JCPP Advances 2023, 3: e12192. PMID: 38054061, PMCID: PMC10694542, DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParents’ psychological controlPsychological controlChild irritabilityChild anxietyParent-rated Child Behavior ChecklistIntercept cross-lagged panel modelPsychological Control ScaleCross-lagged panel modelTaiwanese school-aged childrenChild Behavior ChecklistPositive reinforcement techniquesSchool-aged childrenDirect cross-cultural comparisonsPerson processesTransactional associationsPerson levelTransactional pathwaysAnxiety symptomsBehavior ChecklistCommunity sampleCross-cultural comparisonTransactional relationsControl ScaleCollaborative parentingAnxietyMothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth
Seligman L, Marin C, Hovey J, Rey Y, Pettit J, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Mothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-11. PMID: 37470923, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01567-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological controlChild anxietyHispanic familiesChild anxiety treatmentMothers' psychological controlFathers of youthProtective parenting behaviorsHispanic youthParental accommodationPsychological accommodationSample of mothersParenting behaviorsAversive experiencesParenting stylesAnxiety treatmentNegative reinforcementModel hypothesizingAnxietyWhite samplesSevere anxietyYouthStyleParentingFathersFindingsA 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 burdenThe Role of Pediatric Sensory Over-responsivity and Anxiety Symptoms in the Development of Family Accommodations
Ben-Sasson A, Podoly T, Lebowitz E. The Role of Pediatric Sensory Over-responsivity and Anxiety Symptoms in the Development of Family Accommodations. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-8. PMID: 37219643, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01547-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationAnxiety symptomsCo-occurring anxiety symptomsSensory Profile 2Elevated anxiety symptomsSOR symptomsChild anxietyGreater symptom severityElevated anxietyEmotional disordersChildren's ImpactIntervention outcomesFamily impactSymptom severityAnxietySensory scaleProfile 2Online surveyChildrenSymptomsStepwise linear regressionAccommodationScoresSensoryFamilyParent 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 documentsThe Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kitt E, Cohodes E, McCauley S, Hommel G, Nardini C, Zacharek S, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Odriozola P, Spurrier G, Broussard A, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. The Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Emotion And Psychopathology 2023, 1: 129-151. DOI: 10.55913/joep.v1i1.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-related fearCOVID-19-related stressFamily-level factorsAmygdala reactivityAnxiety disordersChildren's useEmotion regulation strategiesParent-child dynamicsExpressive suppressionAnxious youthFearful facesChildhood anxietyFMRI taskPediatric anxietyRegulation strategiesOwn functioningCOVID-19 pandemicFamily exposureMultimodal studyFearPervasive disruptionChildren's exposureFamily lifeParental assistanceAnxietyMaternal FGF2 levels associated with child anxiety and depression symptoms through child FGF2 levels
Lebowitz E, Marin C, Orbach M, Salmaso N, Vaccarino F, Silverman W. Maternal FGF2 levels associated with child anxiety and depression symptoms through child FGF2 levels. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 326: 193-197. PMID: 36717031, PMCID: PMC10104478, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF2 levelsDepressive symptomsDepression symptomsChild anxietySymptoms of anxietyRatings of anxietyGrowth factor 2Maternal anxietySymptomsDepressed childrenDepressionChild depressionMothersChildrenFactor 2Self-report ratingsAnxietyIntergenerational pathwaysNon-referred childrenRange of anxietyFGF2AssociationLevelsMaternalChapter 19 Working with parents in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Chapter 19 Working with parents in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety. 2023, 341-358. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99613-6.00003-x.ChaptersAnxiety treatmentAdolescent anxietyAnxiety disordersChild anxiety treatmentIndividual child treatmentsAdolescent anxiety disordersExtant evidence baseParent variablesTreatment literatureChild's treatmentParent involvementParents' roleTreatment of childrenTheoretical importanceConsiderable methodological variationsEtiology of childrenMethodological variationsAnxietyParentsChildrenInvolvement approachEvidence baseValid inferencesConcrete recommendationsRich literature
2022
Treatment of Youth Anxiety in the Context of Family Dysfunction and Accommodation
Etkin R, Lebowitz E. Treatment of Youth Anxiety in the Context of Family Dysfunction and Accommodation. 2022, 395-409. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14080-8_27.ChaptersDo School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth?
Martel S, Falcone M, Etkin R, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth? European Journal Of Education And Psychology 2022, 15: 7-21. DOI: 10.32457/ejep.v15i2.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividualized education planSchool impairmentSchool contextEducation planDo SchoolGrade levelSchoolsStudentsYouthAdditional moderatorsAccommodationPlanFurther researchSignificant moderation effectUnited StatesModeration effectSocial anxietyAnxietyDisabilityContextCurrent studyResearchParticipantsModerate associationChallengesResponding to Threat: Associations Between Neural Reactivity to and Avoidance of Threat in Pediatric Anxiety
Kitt E, Zacharek S, Odriozola P, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Broussard A, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Responding to Threat: Associations Between Neural Reactivity to and Avoidance of Threat in Pediatric Anxiety. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 91: s71. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.02.197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDe behandeling van angst bij kinderen en jongeren. Op basis van CGT (cognitieve gedragstherapie) en geweldloos verzet
Omer H, Lebowitz E. De behandeling van angst bij kinderen en jongeren. Op basis van CGT (cognitieve gedragstherapie) en geweldloos verzet. 2022 DOI: 10.36254/978-90-8850-997-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
An Initial Study of Symptom Accommodation in Adults with Depression
Leonard R, Guastello A, Cooke D, Storch E, Lebowitz E, Riemann B. An Initial Study of Symptom Accommodation in Adults with Depression. International Journal Of Cognitive Therapy 2021, 14: 537-551. DOI: 10.1007/s41811-020-00097-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom accommodationObsessive-compulsive disorderAnger outburstsDepression severitySelf-report measuresResidential treatment programGood internal consistencyAnxiety sensitivitySocial anxietyExploratory factor analysisAnxiety disordersAccommodation behaviorSix-item scaleFrequency subscaleGreater depression severitySymptom courseTreatment programInternal consistencyFactor analysisMood disordersSignificant predictorsAnxietyDepressionTotal scoreSubscales