2021
Maternal Depression and Mother-Child Oxytocin Synchrony in Youth with Anxiety Disorders
Gadassi Polack R, Joormann J, Orbach M, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Maternal Depression and Mother-Child Oxytocin Synchrony in Youth with Anxiety Disorders. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 49: 381-392. PMID: 33403493, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00744-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal depressionAnxiety disordersDepressive symptomsOT levelsBehavior problemsOwn depressive symptomsChild internalizing symptomsChild behavior problemsMother-child dyadsPsychiatric evaluationHigh levelsPeripheral measuresNegative affectChild anxietyNeuropeptide oxytocinInternalizing symptomsPhysiological synchronyBehavioral synchronySymptomsBehavioral codingInteraction tasksSalivary oxytocinAffiliative bondsDisordersDepression
2017
Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior
Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK, Martino AM, Zagoory‐Sharon O, Feldman R, Leckman JF. Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior. Depression And Anxiety 2017, 34: 127-136. PMID: 28052452, PMCID: PMC5503301, DOI: 10.1002/da.22585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeparation anxiety disorderAnxious youthAnxiety disordersSeparation anxietySalivary oxytocinAffective touchDSM-5 anxiety disordersYouth anxiety symptomsOT responseParticular anxiety disordersAttachment figuresReliable codersMaternal sensitivityDyadic behaviorsChildren's ratingsMaternal intrusivenessAttachment behaviorAnxiety symptomsAnxiety regulationSocial supportPossible intervention strategiesSignificant distressHigher youthYouthIntervention strategies
2015
Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation
Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Zagoory-Sharon O, McDonald N, Silverman WK. Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015, 65: 35-43. PMID: 26716876, PMCID: PMC4895196, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary OT levelsFamily accommodationSeparation anxiety disorderYouth anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxious youthInterpersonal behaviorSeparation anxietyOT levelsDSM-5 anxiety disordersSeparation anxiety symptomsTreatment of anxietyNeuropeptide oxytocinSalivary OTClinical anxietyMaternal ratingsSalivary oxytocinAnxiety symptomsOxytocinergic systemRegulation of anxietyAnxious behaviorOwn behaviorAnxiety assessmentAnxietyParental involvement