- 350 George StreetNew Haven, CT 06511
Eli Lebowitz, PhD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Patient type treated
Child
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Titles
- Associate Professor, Child Study Center
- Director Program for Anxiety Disorders, Child Study Center
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral AssociateYale University School of Medicine (2011)
- PhDTel Aviv University, Clinical Psychology (2010)
- InternSchneider Children's Medical Center (2008)
- MATel Aviv University (2004)
Languages Spoken
- English
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Italiano (Italian)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Brain response associated with parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety disorders: NIMH (2018)
- R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award: NIMH (2017)
- KL2 Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from NCATS: Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (2016)
- K23 Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award: NIMH (2015)
- Young Investigator Award: NARSAD (2013)
Professional Service
- American Psychological Association (2017 - Present): Science Committee
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2016 - Present): Public Education Committee
- (2010 - 2015): Reviewer for: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Abnormal Clinical Psychology, Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (2010 - Present): Member
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2010 - Present): Member
- International OCD Foundation (2010 - Present): Member
Publications
- Abend R, Bajaj MA, Coppersmith DDL, Kircanski K, Haller SP, Cardinale EM, Salum GA, Wiers RW, Salemink E, Pettit JW, Pérez-Edgar K, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK, Bar-Haim Y, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Fried EI, Pine DS. A computational network perspective on pediatric anxiety symptoms. Psychological Medicine 2021, 51: 1752-1762. PMID: 32787994, PMCID: PMC8486314, DOI: 10.1017/S0033291720000501.
- Zilcha-Mano S, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Parent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment. Journal Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology : The Official Journal For The Society Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2021, 50: 427-439. PMID: 32401557, PMCID: PMC8496486, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1756300.
- Iniesta-Sepúlveda M, Rodríguez-Jiménez T, Lebowitz ER, Goodman WK, Storch EA. The Relationship of Family Accommodation with Pediatric Anxiety Severity: Meta-analytic Findings and Child, Family and Methodological Moderators. Child Psychiatry And Human Development 2021, 52: 1-14. PMID: 32246361, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-00987-6.
- Etkin RG, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology : The Official Journal For The Society Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2021, 50: 58-76. PMID: 32915074, PMCID: PMC7914129, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1802736.
- Zhang Y, Liu W, Lebowitz ER, Zhang F, Hu Y, Liu Z, Yang H, Wu J, Wang Y, Silverman WK, Yang Z, Cheng W. Abnormal asymmetry of thalamic volume moderates stress from parents and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder. Neuropharmacology 2020, 180: 108301. PMID: 32910952, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108301.
- Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Silverman WK. Measuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale - Anxiety. Journal Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology : The Official Journal For The Society Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2020, 49: 752-760. PMID: 31136200, PMCID: PMC6881529, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1614002.
- Rosenberg J, Rosenthal MS, Cramer LD, Lebowitz ER, Sharifi M, Yun K. Disparities in Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment for Children and Youth in Immigrant Families. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 20: 1148-1156. PMID: 32599347, PMCID: PMC7655594, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.06.013.
- Ni Z, Lebowitz ER, Zou Z, Wang H, Liu H, Shrestha R, Zhang Q, Hu J, Yang S, Xu L, Wu J, Altice FL. Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Urban Settings in China. Research Square 2020 PMID: 32935093, PMCID: PMC7491581, DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-71833/v1.
- Lønfeldt NN, Strandberg-Larsen K, Verhulst FC, Plessen KJ, Lebowitz ER. Birth with Synthetic Oxytocin and Risk of Childhood Emotional Disorders: A Danish Population-based Study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 274: 112-117. PMID: 32469793, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.04.067.
- Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER. Childhood Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Review of Treatments and a Novel Parent-Based Approach. Journal Of Cognitive Psychotherapy 2020, 34: 200-224. PMID: 32817402, DOI: 10.1891/JCPSY-D-20-00009.
- 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.
- Lebowitz ER, Marin C, Martino A, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 59: 362-372. PMID: 30851397, PMCID: PMC6732048, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.014.
- Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Brotman MA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Silverman WK. Anxious-Irritable Children: A Distinct Subtype of Childhood Anxiety? Behavior Therapy 2020, 51: 211-222. PMID: 32138933, PMCID: PMC7080292, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.06.005.
- Lou C, Zhou X, Lebowitz ER, Williams LL, Storch EA. Assessing Symptom Accommodation of Social Anxiety Symptoms Among Chinese Adults: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Family Accommodation Scale Anxiety-Adult Report. Frontiers In Psychology 2020, 11: 1018. PMID: 32581921, PMCID: PMC7287202, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01018.
- Feldman I, Koller J, Lebowitz ER, Shulman C, Ben Itzchak E, Zachor DA. Family Accommodation in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2019, 49: 3602-3610. PMID: 31134428, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04078-x.
- Lønfeldt NN, Verhulst FC, Strandberg-Larsen K, Plessen KJ, Lebowitz ER. Assessing risk of neurodevelopmental disorders after birth with oxytocin: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine 2019, 49: 881-890. PMID: 30444210, DOI: 10.1017/S0033291718003021.
- Lebowitz ER, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Family accommodation mediates nightmares and sleep-related problems in anxious children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2019, 62: 94-99. PMID: 30660831, PMCID: PMC6432767, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.01.004.
- Lebowitz ER, Blumberg HP, Silverman WK. Negative peer social interactions and oxytocin levels linked to suicidal ideation in anxious youth. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2019, 245: 806-811. PMID: 30699863, PMCID: PMC6361537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.070.
- Shimshoni Y, Shrinivasa B, Cherian AV, Lebowitz ER. Family accommodation in psychopathology: A synthesized review. Indian Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 61: S93-S103. PMID: 30745682, PMCID: PMC6343404, DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_530_18.
- Lebowitz ER, François B. Using Motion Tracking to Measure Avoidance in Children and Adults: Psychometric Properties, Associations With Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment-Related Change. Behavior Therapy 2018, 49: 853-865. PMID: 30316485, PMCID: PMC6394864, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2018.04.005.
- Lebowitz ER, Shimshoni Y. The SPACE program, a parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD: The case of Jasmine. Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic 2018, 82: 266-287. PMID: 30589579, DOI: 10.1521/bumc.2018.82.4.266.
- Lebowitz ER, Gee DG, Pine DS, Silverman WK. Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders. Clinical Psychology Review 2018, 64: 99-109. PMID: 29526524, PMCID: PMC6668617, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.01.005.
- Selles RR, Højgaard DRMA, Ivarsson T, Thomsen PH, McBride N, Storch EA, Geller D, Wilhelm S, Farrell LJ, Waters AM, Mathieu S, Lebowitz E, Elgie M, Soreni N, Stewart SE. Symptom Insight in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Outcomes of an International Aggregated Cross-Sectional Sample. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 57: 615-619.e5. PMID: 30071984, PMCID: PMC7176075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.04.012.
- Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Byrne SP, Lebowitz ER. Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children. Child Psychiatry And Human Development 2018, 49: 460-467. PMID: 29188403, PMCID: PMC5871552, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0765-5.
- Schleider JL, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children. Child Psychiatry And Human Development 2018, 49: 187-196. PMID: 28616690, PMCID: PMC6688181, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0740-1.
- Taylor JH, Lebowitz ER, Jakubovski E, Coughlin CG, Silverman WK, Bloch MH. Monotherapy Insufficient in Severe Anxiety? Predictors and Moderators in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study. Journal Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology : The Official Journal For The Society Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2018, 47: 266-281. PMID: 28956620, PMCID: PMC6191182, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1371028.
- Ventola P, Lei J, Paisley C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Parenting a Child with ASD: Comparison of Parenting Style Between ASD, Anxiety, and Typical Development. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 2873-2884. PMID: 28634706, PMCID: PMC5711559, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3210-5.
- van Schalkwyk GI, Marin CE, Ortiz M, Rolison M, Qayyum Z, McPartland JC, Lebowitz ER, Volkmar FR, Silverman WK. Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 2805-2813. PMID: 28616856, PMCID: PMC6688174, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3201-6.
- Lebowitz ER. Family Impairment Associated With Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 56: 187-188. PMID: 28219483, PMCID: PMC5504878, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.01.002.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Silverman WK, Feldman R. Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms. Journal Of Neural Transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 2016, 123: 1053-67. PMID: 27145763, PMCID: PMC5007197, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1565-y.
- Silverman WK, Pettit JW, Lebowitz ER. Stepping Toward Making Less More for Concerning Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Psychology : A Publication Of The Division Of Clinical Psychology Of The American Psychological Association 2016, 23: 234-238. PMID: 28025591, PMCID: PMC5181787, DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12158.
- 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 2016, 65: 35-43. PMID: 26716876, PMCID: PMC4895196, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.12.007.
- Lebowitz ER. "Failure to Launch": Shaping Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 89-90. PMID: 26802773, PMCID: PMC4895190, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.014.
- Lebowitz ER, Panza KE, Bloch MH. Family accommodation in obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders: a five-year update. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2016, 16: 45-53. PMID: 26613396, PMCID: PMC4895189, DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2016.1126181.
- Norman KR, Lebowitz ER. Bernardo J. Carducci and Lisa Kaiser: Shyness: The Ultimate Teen Guide : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, London, 2015, 282 pp, $35 (Hardcover). Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2016, 46: 352-3. PMID: 26747652.
- Lebowitz ER, Shic F, Campbell D, Basile K, Silverman WK. Anxiety sensitivity moderates behavioral avoidance in anxious youth. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 74: 11-7. PMID: 26348546, PMCID: PMC4895193, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.08.009.
- Lebowitz ER, Scharfstein L, Jones J. Child-Report of Family Accommodation in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Comparison and Integration with Mother-Report. Child Psychiatry And Human Development 2015, 46: 501-11. PMID: 25209390, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-014-0491-1.
- Norman KR, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Family Accommodation of Child and Adolescent Anxiety: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Treatment. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing : Official Publication Of The Association Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc 2015, 28: 131-40. PMID: 26238937, PMCID: PMC4896065, DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12116.
- Lebowitz ER, Shic F, Campbell D, MacLeod J, Silverman WK. Avoidance moderates the association between mothers' and children's fears: findings from a novel motion-tracking behavioral assessment. Depression And Anxiety 2015, 32: 91-8. PMID: 25424469, DOI: 10.1002/da.22333.
- Jones JD, Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Stark KD. Family accommodation mediates the association between anxiety symptoms in mothers and children. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2015, 27: 41-51. PMID: 25958796, DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2015.1007866.
- Lebowitz ER, Scharfstein LA, Jones J. Comparing family accommodation in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and nonanxious children. Depression And Anxiety 2014, 31: 1018-25. PMID: 24677578, DOI: 10.1002/da.22251.
- Lebowitz ER, Woolston J, Bar-Haim Y, Calvocoressi L, Dauser C, Warnick E, Scahill L, Chakir AR, Shechner T, Hermes H, Vitulano LA, King RA, Leckman JF. Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety disorders. Depression And Anxiety 2013, 30: 47-54. PMID: 22965863, PMCID: PMC3932435, DOI: 10.1002/da.21998.
- Lebowitz ER, Motlagh MG, Katsovich L, King RA, Lombroso PJ, Grantz H, Lin H, Bentley MJ, Gilbert DL, Singer HS, Coffey BJ, Kurlan RM, Leckman JF. Tourette syndrome in youth with and without obsessive compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2012, 21: 451-7. PMID: 22543961, PMCID: PMC3722559, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0278-5.
- Lebowitz E, Dolberger D, Nortov E, Omer H. Parent training in nonviolent resistance for adult entitled dependence. Family Process 2012, 51: 90-106. PMID: 22428713, DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01382.x.
- Lebowitz ER, Panza KE, Su J, Bloch MH. Family accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2012, 12: 229-38. PMID: 22288678, PMCID: PMC4011018, DOI: 10.1586/ern.11.200.
- 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, And Allied Disciplines 2011, 52: 1249-50. PMID: 22022883, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02480.x.
- Lebowitz ER, Omer H, Leckman JF. Coercive and disruptive behaviors in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression And Anxiety 2011, 28: 899-905. PMID: 21769998, PMCID: PMC4006629, DOI: 10.1002/da.20858.
- Anxiety disorders in childhoodLebowitz, E. R. (2011) Anxiety disorders in childhood. In Van Holen, E, Lampo, A, Vanderfaeillie, J (Eds.) Nonviolent resistance and the new authority in family therapy, education and psychiatric care. (pp 69-73). Brussels: Brussels University Press
- Lebowitz ER, Vitulano LA, Omer H. Coercive and disruptive behaviors in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder: a qualitative analysis. Psychiatry 2011, 74: 362-71. PMID: 22168296, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.4.362.
- Children's Fears: Choosing Support Over ProtectionOmer H., Lebowitz E. R. (2007) Children's Fears: Choosing Support Over Protection. Tel Aviv: Sfarim
- Omer, H., Yogev, I., Lebowitz, E. (2010). Gewaltloser Widerstand in der Behandlung von abhängigen jungen Erwachsenen: eine Serie von 10 Fällen. Pschoterapie in DialogOmer, H., Yogev, I., Lebowitz, E. (2010). Gewaltloser Widerstand in der Behandlung von abhängigen jungen Erwachsenen: eine Serie von 10 Fällen. Pschoterapie in Dialog
- Lebowitz, E. R. (2013). Parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2(4), 425-431.Lebowitz, E. R. (2013). Parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2(4), 425-431.
Patient Care Organizations
Titles
- Associate Professor, Child Study Center
- Director Program for Anxiety Disorders, Child Study Center
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral AssociateYale University School of Medicine (2011)
- PhDTel Aviv University, Clinical Psychology (2010)
- InternSchneider Children's Medical Center (2008)
- MATel Aviv University (2004)
Languages Spoken
- English
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Italiano (Italian)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Brain response associated with parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety disorders: NIMH (2018)
- R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award: NIMH (2017)
- KL2 Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from NCATS: Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (2016)
- K23 Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award: NIMH (2015)
- Young Investigator Award: NARSAD (2013)
Professional Service
- American Psychological Association (2017 - Present): Science Committee
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2016 - Present): Public Education Committee
- (2010 - 2015): Reviewer for: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Abnormal Clinical Psychology, Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (2010 - Present): Member
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2010 - Present): Member
- International OCD Foundation (2010 - Present): Member
Publications
- Abend R, Bajaj MA, Coppersmith DDL, Kircanski K, Haller SP, Cardinale EM, Salum GA, Wiers RW, Salemink E, Pettit JW, Pérez-Edgar K, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK, Bar-Haim Y, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Fried EI, Pine DS. A computational network perspective on pediatric anxiety symptoms. Psychological Medicine 2021, 51: 1752-1762. PMID: 32787994, PMCID: PMC8486314, DOI: 10.1017/S0033291720000501.
- Zilcha-Mano S, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Parent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment. Journal Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology : The Official Journal For The Society Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2021, 50: 427-439. PMID: 32401557, PMCID: PMC8496486, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1756300.
- Iniesta-Sepúlveda M, Rodríguez-Jiménez T, Lebowitz ER, Goodman WK, Storch EA. The Relationship of Family Accommodation with Pediatric Anxiety Severity: Meta-analytic Findings and Child, Family and Methodological Moderators. Child Psychiatry And Human Development 2021, 52: 1-14. PMID: 32246361, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-00987-6.
- Etkin RG, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology : The Official Journal For The Society Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2021, 50: 58-76. PMID: 32915074, PMCID: PMC7914129, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1802736.
- Zhang Y, Liu W, Lebowitz ER, Zhang F, Hu Y, Liu Z, Yang H, Wu J, Wang Y, Silverman WK, Yang Z, Cheng W. Abnormal asymmetry of thalamic volume moderates stress from parents and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder. Neuropharmacology 2020, 180: 108301. PMID: 32910952, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108301.
- Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Silverman WK. Measuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale - Anxiety. Journal Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology : The Official Journal For The Society Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2020, 49: 752-760. PMID: 31136200, PMCID: PMC6881529, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1614002.
- Rosenberg J, Rosenthal MS, Cramer LD, Lebowitz ER, Sharifi M, Yun K. Disparities in Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment for Children and Youth in Immigrant Families. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 20: 1148-1156. PMID: 32599347, PMCID: PMC7655594, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.06.013.
- Ni Z, Lebowitz ER, Zou Z, Wang H, Liu H, Shrestha R, Zhang Q, Hu J, Yang S, Xu L, Wu J, Altice FL. Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Urban Settings in China. Research Square 2020 PMID: 32935093, PMCID: PMC7491581, DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-71833/v1.
- Lønfeldt NN, Strandberg-Larsen K, Verhulst FC, Plessen KJ, Lebowitz ER. Birth with Synthetic Oxytocin and Risk of Childhood Emotional Disorders: A Danish Population-based Study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 274: 112-117. PMID: 32469793, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.04.067.
- Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER. Childhood Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Review of Treatments and a Novel Parent-Based Approach. Journal Of Cognitive Psychotherapy 2020, 34: 200-224. PMID: 32817402, DOI: 10.1891/JCPSY-D-20-00009.
- 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.
- Lebowitz ER, Marin C, Martino A, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 59: 362-372. PMID: 30851397, PMCID: PMC6732048, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.014.
- Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Brotman MA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Silverman WK. Anxious-Irritable Children: A Distinct Subtype of Childhood Anxiety? Behavior Therapy 2020, 51: 211-222. PMID: 32138933, PMCID: PMC7080292, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.06.005.
- Lou C, Zhou X, Lebowitz ER, Williams LL, Storch EA. Assessing Symptom Accommodation of Social Anxiety Symptoms Among Chinese Adults: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Family Accommodation Scale Anxiety-Adult Report. Frontiers In Psychology 2020, 11: 1018. PMID: 32581921, PMCID: PMC7287202, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01018.
- Feldman I, Koller J, Lebowitz ER, Shulman C, Ben Itzchak E, Zachor DA. Family Accommodation in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2019, 49: 3602-3610. PMID: 31134428, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04078-x.
- Lønfeldt NN, Verhulst FC, Strandberg-Larsen K, Plessen KJ, Lebowitz ER. Assessing risk of neurodevelopmental disorders after birth with oxytocin: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine 2019, 49: 881-890. PMID: 30444210, DOI: 10.1017/S0033291718003021.
- Lebowitz ER, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Family accommodation mediates nightmares and sleep-related problems in anxious children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2019, 62: 94-99. PMID: 30660831, PMCID: PMC6432767, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.01.004.
- Lebowitz ER, Blumberg HP, Silverman WK. Negative peer social interactions and oxytocin levels linked to suicidal ideation in anxious youth. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2019, 245: 806-811. PMID: 30699863, PMCID: PMC6361537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.070.
- Shimshoni Y, Shrinivasa B, Cherian AV, Lebowitz ER. Family accommodation in psychopathology: A synthesized review. Indian Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 61: S93-S103. PMID: 30745682, PMCID: PMC6343404, DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_530_18.
- Lebowitz ER, François B. Using Motion Tracking to Measure Avoidance in Children and Adults: Psychometric Properties, Associations With Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment-Related Change. Behavior Therapy 2018, 49: 853-865. PMID: 30316485, PMCID: PMC6394864, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2018.04.005.
- Lebowitz ER, Shimshoni Y. The SPACE program, a parent-based treatment for childhood and adolescent OCD: The case of Jasmine. Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic 2018, 82: 266-287. PMID: 30589579, DOI: 10.1521/bumc.2018.82.4.266.
- Lebowitz ER, Gee DG, Pine DS, Silverman WK. Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders. Clinical Psychology Review 2018, 64: 99-109. PMID: 29526524, PMCID: PMC6668617, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.01.005.
- Selles RR, Højgaard DRMA, Ivarsson T, Thomsen PH, McBride N, Storch EA, Geller D, Wilhelm S, Farrell LJ, Waters AM, Mathieu S, Lebowitz E, Elgie M, Soreni N, Stewart SE. Symptom Insight in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Outcomes of an International Aggregated Cross-Sectional Sample. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 57: 615-619.e5. PMID: 30071984, PMCID: PMC7176075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.04.012.
- Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Byrne SP, Lebowitz ER. Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children. Child Psychiatry And Human Development 2018, 49: 460-467. PMID: 29188403, PMCID: PMC5871552, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0765-5.
- Schleider JL, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children. Child Psychiatry And Human Development 2018, 49: 187-196. PMID: 28616690, PMCID: PMC6688181, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0740-1.
- Taylor JH, Lebowitz ER, Jakubovski E, Coughlin CG, Silverman WK, Bloch MH. Monotherapy Insufficient in Severe Anxiety? Predictors and Moderators in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study. Journal Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology : The Official Journal For The Society Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2018, 47: 266-281. PMID: 28956620, PMCID: PMC6191182, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1371028.
- Ventola P, Lei J, Paisley C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Parenting a Child with ASD: Comparison of Parenting Style Between ASD, Anxiety, and Typical Development. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 2873-2884. PMID: 28634706, PMCID: PMC5711559, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3210-5.
- van Schalkwyk GI, Marin CE, Ortiz M, Rolison M, Qayyum Z, McPartland JC, Lebowitz ER, Volkmar FR, Silverman WK. Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 2805-2813. PMID: 28616856, PMCID: PMC6688174, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3201-6.
- Lebowitz ER. Family Impairment Associated With Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 56: 187-188. PMID: 28219483, PMCID: PMC5504878, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.01.002.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Silverman WK, Feldman R. Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms. Journal Of Neural Transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 2016, 123: 1053-67. PMID: 27145763, PMCID: PMC5007197, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1565-y.
- Silverman WK, Pettit JW, Lebowitz ER. Stepping Toward Making Less More for Concerning Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Psychology : A Publication Of The Division Of Clinical Psychology Of The American Psychological Association 2016, 23: 234-238. PMID: 28025591, PMCID: PMC5181787, DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12158.
- 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 2016, 65: 35-43. PMID: 26716876, PMCID: PMC4895196, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.12.007.
- Lebowitz ER. "Failure to Launch": Shaping Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 89-90. PMID: 26802773, PMCID: PMC4895190, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.014.
- Lebowitz ER, Panza KE, Bloch MH. Family accommodation in obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders: a five-year update. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2016, 16: 45-53. PMID: 26613396, PMCID: PMC4895189, DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2016.1126181.
- Norman KR, Lebowitz ER. Bernardo J. Carducci and Lisa Kaiser: Shyness: The Ultimate Teen Guide : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, London, 2015, 282 pp, $35 (Hardcover). Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2016, 46: 352-3. PMID: 26747652.
- Lebowitz ER, Shic F, Campbell D, Basile K, Silverman WK. Anxiety sensitivity moderates behavioral avoidance in anxious youth. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 74: 11-7. PMID: 26348546, PMCID: PMC4895193, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.08.009.
- Lebowitz ER, Scharfstein L, Jones J. Child-Report of Family Accommodation in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Comparison and Integration with Mother-Report. Child Psychiatry And Human Development 2015, 46: 501-11. PMID: 25209390, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-014-0491-1.
- Norman KR, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Family Accommodation of Child and Adolescent Anxiety: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Treatment. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing : Official Publication Of The Association Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc 2015, 28: 131-40. PMID: 26238937, PMCID: PMC4896065, DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12116.
- Lebowitz ER, Shic F, Campbell D, MacLeod J, Silverman WK. Avoidance moderates the association between mothers' and children's fears: findings from a novel motion-tracking behavioral assessment. Depression And Anxiety 2015, 32: 91-8. PMID: 25424469, DOI: 10.1002/da.22333.
- Jones JD, Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Stark KD. Family accommodation mediates the association between anxiety symptoms in mothers and children. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2015, 27: 41-51. PMID: 25958796, DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2015.1007866.
- Lebowitz ER, Scharfstein LA, Jones J. Comparing family accommodation in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and nonanxious children. Depression And Anxiety 2014, 31: 1018-25. PMID: 24677578, DOI: 10.1002/da.22251.
- Lebowitz ER, Woolston J, Bar-Haim Y, Calvocoressi L, Dauser C, Warnick E, Scahill L, Chakir AR, Shechner T, Hermes H, Vitulano LA, King RA, Leckman JF. Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety disorders. Depression And Anxiety 2013, 30: 47-54. PMID: 22965863, PMCID: PMC3932435, DOI: 10.1002/da.21998.
- Lebowitz ER, Motlagh MG, Katsovich L, King RA, Lombroso PJ, Grantz H, Lin H, Bentley MJ, Gilbert DL, Singer HS, Coffey BJ, Kurlan RM, Leckman JF. Tourette syndrome in youth with and without obsessive compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2012, 21: 451-7. PMID: 22543961, PMCID: PMC3722559, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0278-5.
- Lebowitz E, Dolberger D, Nortov E, Omer H. Parent training in nonviolent resistance for adult entitled dependence. Family Process 2012, 51: 90-106. PMID: 22428713, DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01382.x.
- Lebowitz ER, Panza KE, Su J, Bloch MH. Family accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2012, 12: 229-38. PMID: 22288678, PMCID: PMC4011018, DOI: 10.1586/ern.11.200.
- 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, And Allied Disciplines 2011, 52: 1249-50. PMID: 22022883, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02480.x.
- Lebowitz ER, Omer H, Leckman JF. Coercive and disruptive behaviors in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression And Anxiety 2011, 28: 899-905. PMID: 21769998, PMCID: PMC4006629, DOI: 10.1002/da.20858.
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- Lebowitz ER, Vitulano LA, Omer H. Coercive and disruptive behaviors in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder: a qualitative analysis. Psychiatry 2011, 74: 362-71. PMID: 22168296, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.4.362.
- Children's Fears: Choosing Support Over ProtectionOmer H., Lebowitz E. R. (2007) Children's Fears: Choosing Support Over Protection. Tel Aviv: Sfarim
- Omer, H., Yogev, I., Lebowitz, E. (2010). Gewaltloser Widerstand in der Behandlung von abhängigen jungen Erwachsenen: eine Serie von 10 Fällen. Pschoterapie in DialogOmer, H., Yogev, I., Lebowitz, E. (2010). Gewaltloser Widerstand in der Behandlung von abhängigen jungen Erwachsenen: eine Serie von 10 Fällen. Pschoterapie in Dialog
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