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
2016
Nonviolent Resistance: Helping Caregivers Reduce Problematic Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
Omer H, Lebowitz ER. Nonviolent Resistance: Helping Caregivers Reduce Problematic Behaviors in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Marital And Family Therapy 2016, 42: 688-700. PMID: 27292182, PMCID: PMC5575919, DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12168.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Coercive and Disruptive Behaviors in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis
Lebowitz ER, Vitulano LA, Omer H. Coercive and Disruptive Behaviors in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis. Psychiatry 2011, 74: 362-371. PMID: 22168296, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.4.362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationDisruptive behaviorCoercive behaviorPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptom dimensionsObsessive-compulsive childObsessive-compulsive disorderLevel of impairmentChild OCDCompulsive disorderSymptom dimensionsOCDInterview pointsClinical experience pointsSymptom severityTheory methodologyQualitative explorationAdolescentsChildrenEmergent themesSuch situationsParentsExperience pointsTreatment outcomesQualitative analysisEditorial Perspective: When OCD takes over…the family! Coercive and disruptive behaviours in paediatric obsessive compulsive disorder
Lebowitz ER, Vitulano LA, Mataix‐Cols D, Leckman JF. Editorial Perspective: When OCD takes over…the family! Coercive and disruptive behaviours in paediatric obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 1249-1250. PMID: 22022883, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02480.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research