2023
Oxytocin as a Biomarker of Differential Effects to SPACE vs. CBT Treatment of Child Anxiety Disorders
Zilcha-Mano S, Orbach M, Malka M, Lebowitz E. Oxytocin as a Biomarker of Differential Effects to SPACE vs. CBT Treatment of Child Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 37166402, PMCID: PMC10638466, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2023.2188557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSalivary OT levelsLine of researchAnxiety treatmentPositive mother-child interactionsChild anxiety treatmentChild anxiety disordersChildhood anxiety treatmentMother-child interactionMother-child dyadsHigher baseline levelsChildhood anxietyCBT treatmentGreater treatment efficacyDyadic interactionsAnxiety disordersTarget of treatmentOutcome moderatorsDisorder ScalePeripheral oxytocinEmotional Disorders (SCARED) scaleOT levelsNovel treatment targetsCBTModeratorMixed results
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