2024
Patterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety
Bertie L, Arendt K, Coleman J, Cooper P, Creswell C, Eley T, Hartman C, Heiervang E, In‐Albon T, Krause K, Lester K, Marin C, Nauta M, Rapee R, Schneider S, Schniering C, Silverman W, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Waite P, Wergeland G, Hudson J. Patterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 65: 1612-1623. PMID: 38817012, PMCID: PMC11563922, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersAnxiety diagnosesGrowth curve modelsMinimal respondersGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPatterns of symptom changeCurve modelClinically anxious youthSocial anxiety disorderAssociated with significantly less improvementResponse patternsAssess patterns of changeAnxious youthDisorder remissionChildhood anxietyMaternal psychopathologyBehavioral therapyDisorder severityDiagnostic statusSymptom changePre-and post-treatmentDelayed respondersAnxietyParental factors
2023
The Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kitt E, Cohodes E, McCauley S, Hommel G, Nardini C, Zacharek S, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Odriozola P, Spurrier G, Broussard A, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. The Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Emotion And Psychopathology 2023, 1: 129-151. DOI: 10.55913/joep.v1i1.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-related fearCOVID-19-related stressFamily-level factorsAmygdala reactivityAnxiety disordersChildren's useEmotion regulation strategiesParent-child dynamicsExpressive suppressionAnxious youthFearful facesChildhood anxietyFMRI taskPediatric anxietyRegulation strategiesOwn functioningCOVID-19 pandemicFamily exposureMultimodal studyFearPervasive disruptionChildren's exposureFamily lifeParental assistanceAnxiety
2021
Moderators of response to child‐based and parent‐based child anxiety treatment: a machine learning‐based analysis
Lebowitz ER, Zilcha‐Mano S, Orbach M, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Moderators of response to child‐based and parent‐based child anxiety treatment: a machine learning‐based analysis. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2021, 62: 1175-1182. PMID: 33624848, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerators of responseParent negativityChild anxiety treatmentOxytocin levelsBaseline anxietyCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary anxiety disorderChild-reported outcomesParent-reported outcomesChildhood anxietyAnxiety treatmentAnxiety symptomsPotential moderatorsAnxiety disordersTreatment conditionsModeratorMachine learning-based analysisAnxietyNegativitySignificant interactionChildrenNonoptimal treatmentTreatment efficacyParentingSocioemotional
2020
Parent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment
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 & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 427-439. PMID: 32401557, PMCID: PMC8496486, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1756300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child agreementFamily accommodationMultilevel response-surface analysisAnxious Childhood EmotionsChild anxiety treatmentChild anxiety severityCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety symptom severityDistinct underlying mechanismsChildhood EmotionsChildhood anxietySupportive parentingAnxiety treatmentParent reportBehavioral therapyRole of accommodationAnxiety severityAnxiety disordersPoor treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesSymptom severitySubsequent treatment outcomesTreatment endSignificant predictorsChildren
2019
Anxious-Irritable Children: A Distinct Subtype of Childhood Anxiety?
Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Brotman MA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Silverman WK. Anxious-Irritable Children: A Distinct Subtype of Childhood Anxiety? Behavior Therapy 2019, 51: 211-222. PMID: 32138933, PMCID: PMC7080292, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale – Anxiety
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 & Adolescent Psychology 2019, 49: 752-760. PMID: 31136200, PMCID: PMC6881529, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1614002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfirmatory factor analysisFamily accommodationChildhood anxietyExploratory factor analysisTest-retest reliabilityFactor analysisChild anxiety symptomsChild depression symptomsChild-parent dyadsTwo-factor modelTest-retest reliability dataChild anxietyAnxiety symptomsFamily routinesDivergent validityDepression symptomsTest-retest dataConvergent validityFactorial structureKey constructsAnxietyAccommodation measuresTheory developmentClinical applicationStudy objectiveParental Predictors of School Attendance Difficulties in Children Referred to an Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Marin C, Anderson T, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Parental Predictors of School Attendance Difficulties in Children Referred to an Anxiety Disorders Clinic. European Journal Of Education And Psychology 2019, 12: 31-46. DOI: 10.30552/ejep.v12i1.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool attendance difficultiesParental psychological controlFamily accommodationParental depressionPsychological controlParental factorsParental anxietyAttendance difficultiesAnxiety Disorders ClinicAnxious childrenChildhood anxietyChild anxietyImportant predictive roleParent ratingsParental variablesChild depressionBehavior problemsParental predictorsAnxietyChild's ageSignificant predictorsSchool hoursHigh levelsDisorders ClinicChildrenParent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
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 & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 59: 362-372. PMID: 30851397, PMCID: PMC6732048, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-based treatmentAnxious Childhood EmotionsChildhood anxiety disordersFamily accommodationChildhood anxietyAnxiety disordersChildhood EmotionsSupportive parentingParenting stressAnxiety outcomesCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary anxiety disorderParent interventionBehavioral therapyChildren's ratingsAnxiety severityTreatment credibilityClinician-rated scalesParent treatmentParent involvementAnxietyDiagnostic InterviewEmotionsParentingIndependent evaluatorsFamily accommodation mediates nightmares and sleep-related problems in anxious children
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-related problemsAnxious childrenFamily accommodationHypothesized mediational pathwaysStructural equation modelingStructural equation modelChildhood anxietyMediational pathwaysFirst empirical evidenceMaternal reportsEquation modelingFit indicesNightmaresEquation modelChildrenEmpirical evidenceEmpirical dataAnxietyAccommodationParticipants
2018
Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood anxiety disordersChildhood anxietyResearch Domain Criteria projectAnxiety disordersSocial processesMental Health's Research Domain Criteria projectNegative Valence Systems domainFronto-amygdala circuitryThreat learningPsychiatric disordersNegative valencePediatric anxietyChildren's fearsDevelopmental psychopathologyPrevalent psychiatric disordersParticular social processesAnxietyAttachment processRDoCResearch linksFearYouthTranslational approachDisordersInterdisciplinary approach
2017
Insights into the Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviors of Children with Visual Impairments: A Focus Group Study Prior to Adapting a Cognitive Behavior Therapy–Based Anxiety Intervention
Visagie L, Loxton H, Stallard P, Silverman W. Insights into the Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviors of Children with Visual Impairments: A Focus Group Study Prior to Adapting a Cognitive Behavior Therapy–Based Anxiety Intervention. Journal Of Visual Impairment & Blindness 2017, 111: 231-246. DOI: 10.1177/0145482x1711100304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavior therapyAnxiety interventionsBehavior therapyCognitive behaviour therapy-based interventionCognitive behaviour therapy interventionResults Three primary themesBehavior therapy interventionConcept of feelingCommon psychological problemsTherapy-based interventionsBehavior of childrenVisual impairmentChildhood anxietyIntroduction AnxietyCoping strategiesPsychological problemsTherapy interventionPractitioners ResultsImpairmentAnxietyFocus group interviewsTherapeutic techniquesSpecial schoolsChildrenPrimary themes
2015
Research Protocol: Development, implementation and evaluation of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention programme for the management of anxiety symptoms in South African children with visual impairments
Visagie L, Loxton H, Silverman WK. Research Protocol: Development, implementation and evaluation of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention programme for the management of anxiety symptoms in South African children with visual impairments. African Journal Of Disability 2015, 4: 160. PMID: 28730026, PMCID: PMC5433474, DOI: 10.4102/ajod.v4i1.160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntervention programsAnxiety symptomsYear old South African childrenWait-list control group designSouth African childrenRevised Child AnxietySerious mental health problemsSymptoms of anxietyMental health problemsTerms of childrenChildhood anxietyVisual impairmentAnxiety interventionsChild anxietyPsychological difficultiesPsychological distressSouth African youthNon-disabled peersParticipants' symptomsAnxietyUniversal interventionsAfrican childrenControl group designGroup designSpecial schools
2012
Recent Advances in Intervention for Early Childhood Anxiety
Anticich S, Barrett P, Gillies R, Silverman W. Recent Advances in Intervention for Early Childhood Anxiety. Australian Journal Of Guidance And Counselling 2012, 22: 157-172. DOI: 10.1017/jgc.2012.24.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEarly interventionOlder childrenMood-related disordersYoung childrenSymptoms of anxietyEarly childhood anxietyPrevention protocolsPrevention programsEffective interventionsAnxiety disordersInterventionChildrenPromising outcomesAnxietyPresent reviewDisordersChildhood anxietyDevelopmental parametersFuture anxiety
2008
Measures matter: the relative contribution of anxiety and depression to suicidal ideation in clinically referred anxious youth using brief versus full length questionnaires
Carter R, Silverman WK, Allen A, Ham L. Measures matter: the relative contribution of anxiety and depression to suicidal ideation in clinically referred anxious youth using brief versus full length questionnaires. Depression And Anxiety 2008, 25: e27-e35. PMID: 18729149, DOI: 10.1002/da.20468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManifest Anxiety ScaleAnxious youthChildren's Manifest Anxiety ScaleDepression InventoryIndirect effectsChildren's Depression InventoryStructural equation modelingSignificant direct effectSuicidal ideationChildhood anxietyLength versionCross-sectional designAnxiety ScaleFull-length questionnairesBrief versionEquation modelingAnxietyMeasurement strategyIdeationDepressionFull-length versionYouthDifferent findingsRelative contributionRCMAS
2006
An integrative model of control: Implications for understanding emotion regulation and dysregulation in childhood anxiety
Weems CF, Silverman WK. An integrative model of control: Implications for understanding emotion regulation and dysregulation in childhood anxiety. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2006, 91: 113-124. PMID: 16487599, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood anxietyIntegrative modelEmotion regulationPerceptions of controlConcept of locusAttributional styleClinical anxietyDevelopmental considerationsEmotional problemsRelated constructsAnxiety disordersRole of controlDifferential relevanceAnxietyBroader conceptual basisDifferent facetsModel of controlTheoretical ambiguityConceptual basisActual controlDefinition of controlDisordersImplicationsClinical considerationsPerception
1996
Transfer of control: A psychosocial intervention model for internalizing disorders in youth.
Silverman W, Kurtines W. Transfer of control: A psychosocial intervention model for internalizing disorders in youth. 1996, 63-81. DOI: 10.1037/10196-003.Chapters
1995
What Do Children Worry About? Worries and Their Relation to Anxiety
Silverman W, La Greca A, Wasserstein S. What Do Children Worry About? Worries and Their Relation to Anxiety. Child Development 1995, 66: 671-686. PMID: 7789194, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1995.tb00897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity of worryMore worryChild anxiety measuresLow-anxious childrenRole of worryAreas of worryNumber of worriesAge-related differencesDysfunctional worryAnxious childrenChildhood anxietyAnxiety measuresSchool sampleSixth gradePersonal harmAnxietyEmpirical supportWorryChildrenElementary schoolHispanic childrenAfrican AmericansSchoolsPerceptionFindingsTest-retest reliability of the DSM-III-R childhood anxiety disorders symptoms using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for children
Silverman W, Rabian B. Test-retest reliability of the DSM-III-R childhood anxiety disorders symptoms using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 1995, 9: 139-150. DOI: 10.1016/0887-6185(94)00032-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTest-retest reliabilityAnxiety disordersAnxiety Disorders Interview ScheduleSeparation anxiety disorderChildhood anxietyOveranxious disorderParent reportAvoidant disorderChild reportsAnxiety clinicFuture researchChildrenInterview scheduleParentsDisordersYears of ageAge groupsAnxietyChildren 6ResearchFamily involvement in treating children with phobic and anxiety disorders: A look ahead
Ginsburg G, Silverman W, Kurtines W. Family involvement in treating children with phobic and anxiety disorders: A look ahead. Clinical Psychology Review 1995, 15: 457-473. DOI: 10.1016/0272-7358(95)00026-l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily factorsAnxiety disordersChild-focused treatmentsTherapeutic processChildhood anxietyTransfer of controlModel of changeFamily membersPhobicsFamily involvementMost interventionsInnovative interventionsTreatment effectivenessInterventionChildrenTreatment outcomesDisordersSuch factorsAnxietyTaskImportant wayMembersTreatmentDirect roleResearch
1991
The nature and treatment of childhood anxiety
Silverman W, Kearney C. The nature and treatment of childhood anxiety. Educational Psychology Review 1991, 3: 335-361. DOI: 10.1007/bf01319936.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsChildhood anxiety