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
2020
Anxiety sensitivity and bodily kinematics
Bakhshaie J, Lebowitz ER, Schmidt NB, Zvolensky MJ. Anxiety sensitivity and bodily kinematics. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2020, 133: 103694. PMID: 32738507, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety sensitivityBehavioral engagementSelf-reported anxiety sensitivityAnxiety-related sensationsIndividual difference factorsPrimary dependent measureNeutral stimuliNegative affectivityDifference factorsDependent measuresMotion-tracking technologyNovel empirical evidencePast researchInterview-based methodologyDecades of researchGame environmentYoung adultsStimuliExplanatory relevancePresent studyClinical samplesPhysical functioningEmpirical evidenceCurrent resultsEngagement
2017
Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children
Schleider JL, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2017, 49: 187-196. PMID: 28616690, PMCID: PMC6688181, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0740-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety symptom severityChild anxiety symptom severityFamily accommodationAnxiety sensitivityAnxious childrenSymptom severityClinically Anxious ChildrenAnxiety-provoking stimuliLong-term anxietySubset of childrenAnxiety severityImmediate distressMothers' ratingsChildren's symptomsParental involvementChildrenDistressRatingsSeverity associationStrength of associationAnxietyHigh levelsStimuliAccommodationLink
2015
Anxiety sensitivity moderates behavioral avoidance in anxious youth
Lebowitz ER, Shic F, Campbell D, Basile K, Silverman WK. Anxiety sensitivity moderates behavioral avoidance in anxious youth. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 74: 11-17. PMID: 26348546, PMCID: PMC4895193, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety sensitivityFear of spidersSensations of anxietyBehavioral avoidanceSpider stimuliAnxious youthRole of ASAvoidant behaviorAnxiety treatmentOverall avoidanceAnxietyStimuliYouthFearStrongest predictorAvoidancePatient's abilityIndividualsSensationModeratesAbilityImplicationsPredictorsSupportBehavior