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
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