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 StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyHumansSocial InteractionTreatment OutcomeConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent anxiety disordersPeer relationshipsSocial functioningAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersPeer outcomesAnxiety reductionTreatment-specific effectsFunctioningTreatment specificitySystematic narrative reviewRelated difficultiesSample characteristicsMajority of studiesSpecific outcomesChildrenTreatment outcomesStatistical findingsStudy sampleDisordersNarrative reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxiety
2022
Youth social functioning interacts with treatment arm, diagnosis, and gender to predict anxiety treatment outcome
Etkin RG, Marin CE, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Youth social functioning interacts with treatment arm, diagnosis, and gender to predict anxiety treatment outcome. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2022, 156: 104160. PMID: 35870327, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMaleSocial InteractionTreatment OutcomeConceptsAnxiety treatment outcomesYouth social functioningSocial skillsPositive social interactionsSocial functioningAnxiety diagnosesAnxiety disordersSocial interactionParent-based treatmentChildren's social skillsSocial anxiety disorderYouths' social skillsAnxiety symptom severityYouth genderTreatment outcomesDiagnostic InterviewSymptom severityClinical functioningFunctioningSkillsYouthPredictorsMultiple regression modelDisordersGenderAnxiety and Social Functioning: The Moderating Roles of Family Accommodation and Youth Characteristics
Etkin RG, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Anxiety and Social Functioning: The Moderating Roles of Family Accommodation and Youth Characteristics. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2022, 50: 781-794. PMID: 34997402, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-021-00884-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety severityFamily accommodationAnxiety severitySocial functioningYouth anxietyAnxiety disordersSocial anxiety disorder diagnosisYouth ageSocial functioning difficultiesSocial anxiety disorderYouth social functioningAnxiety disorder diagnosisHierarchical linear regressionSocial functioning variablesAnxious youthTypes of difficultiesSocial impairmentFunctioning variablesPotential moderatorsModerating RoleIntervention effortsExtent of identificationFuture research directionsDepression symptomsAnxiety