2023
Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents. Assessment 2023, 31: 94-109. PMID: 37840296, DOI: 10.1177/10731911231194972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildHumansParentsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsSchoolsConceptsAnxiety-related impairmentThe Therapy Process Observational Coding System: Group cohesion scale in youth anxiety treatment: Psychometric properties
Fjermestad K, McLeod B, Silverman W, Bjaastad J, Lerner M, Wergeland G. The Therapy Process Observational Coding System: Group cohesion scale in youth anxiety treatment: Psychometric properties. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2023, 79: 1726-1739. PMID: 36799300, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23496.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Attending to the Attentional Control Scale for Children: Confirming its factor structure and measurement invariance
van Son D, Marin CE, Boutris P, Rey Y, Lebowitz ER, Pettit JW, Silverman WK. Attending to the Attentional Control Scale for Children: Confirming its factor structure and measurement invariance. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2021, 80: 102399. PMID: 33892347, PMCID: PMC8141040, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional Control ScaleTwo-factor modelAttentional controlControl ScaleSelf-report questionnairesTwo-factor structureStrong factorial invarianceConfirmatory factor analysisModel fitAnxious youthAttentional focusingSingle-factor modelFuture research implicationsGood model fitTwo-factorMeasurement invarianceFactorial invariancePartial invarianceFactor structureDiverse sampleConcurrent validityResearch implicationsSubscale scoresPrevious researchFactor analysisUsing Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report
Etkin RG, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2021, 50: 155-176. PMID: 33739908, PMCID: PMC8025201, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1878898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth Anxiety MeasureParent-report measuresAnxiety ScaleAnxiety measuresYouth self-report measuresSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleYouth anxiety symptomsPsychometric propertiesAnxiety symptom measuresMultidimensional Anxiety ScaleChildren's Anxiety ScaleSelf-report measuresExcellent psychometric propertiesChild anxietyYouth SelfParent reportEmotional disordersAnxiety symptomsEvidence baseSymptom measuresEvidence-based updateAdditional researchMeasuresEvaluative criteriaAnxiety
2020
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report
Etkin RG, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 58-76. PMID: 32915074, PMCID: PMC7914129, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1802736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf ReportConceptsSelf-report measuresYouth self-report measuresYouth Anxiety MeasureEvidence-based treatment deliveryPsychological scienceAnxiety measuresSelf-ReportEvidence-based assessmentPsychometric propertiesEvaluative reviewMost ratingsEvaluative criteriaEvidence-based updateFuture directionsRatingsMeasuresEvidence baseTreatment deliveryAnxietyHigh confidenceAssessment functionDisordersConfidence
2019
The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children
Reardon T, Creswell C, Lester KJ, Arendt K, Blatter-Meunier J, Bögels SM, Coleman JRI, Cooper PJ, Heiervang ER, Herren C, Hogendoorn SM, Hudson JL, Keers R, Lyneham HJ, Marin CE, Nauta M, Rapee RM, Roberts S, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC. The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children. Psychological Assessment 2019, 31: 1006-1018. PMID: 31070449, PMCID: PMC6671872, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleSpecific anxiety disordersSocial phobia subscaleSocial anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersFear subscaleQuestionnaire measuresSeparation anxietyGeneralized anxietyAnxiety ScalePreadolescent childrenChildren's Anxiety ScaleClinic-referred sampleSeparation anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety subscaleContribution of childrenFull diagnostic assessmentSCAS subscalesAnxious childrenSocial phobiaChild reportsOptimal cutoff scoreAnxiety subscaleAnxietyCorresponding disorder
2013
Facets of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index Among Serbian Youth
Stevanovic DS, Silverman WK, Nichols-Lopez KA, Popovic-Deusic SD, Pejovic-Milovancevic MM. Facets of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index Among Serbian Youth. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2013, 42: 342-346. PMID: 23952679, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2013.773060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Cognitive behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety disorders: long‐term effects on anxiety and secondary disorders in young adulthood
Saavedra LM, Silverman WK, Morgan‐Lopez A, Kurtines WM. Cognitive behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety disorders: long‐term effects on anxiety and secondary disorders in young adulthood. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2010, 51: 924-934. PMID: 20345838, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02242.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentAnxiety disordersBehavioral treatmentExposure-based cognitive-behavioral treatmentYoung adulthoodChildhood anxiety disordersExposure-based CBTRelative long-term efficacySubstance use disordersLong-term gainsLong-term remissionLong-term effectsPast researchPresent study aimUse disordersPhobicsSecondary outcomesAdulthoodShort-term benefitsLong-term efficacyDisordersStudy findingsTreatment approachesIndividual treatmentTransition years
2008
Fathers' Ratings in the Assessment of Their Child's Anxiety Symptoms: A Comparison to Mothers' Ratings and Their Associations With Paternal Symptomatology
Moreno J, Silverman WK, Saavedra LM, Phares V. Fathers' Ratings in the Assessment of Their Child's Anxiety Symptoms: A Comparison to Mothers' Ratings and Their Associations With Paternal Symptomatology. Journal Of Family Psychology 2008, 22: 915-919. PMID: 19102612, DOI: 10.1037/a0014097.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Research on Information-Processing Factors in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Critical Commentary
Vasey MW, Dalgleish T, Silverman WK. Research on Information-Processing Factors in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Critical Commentary. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2003, 32: 81-93. PMID: 12573934, DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3201_08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent psychopathologyInformation-processing factorsInformation processing factorsClinical childCognitive factorsAdolescent psychologyP paradigmPsychometric issuesPsychopathology researchersPsychopathologyFuture researchHeuristic frameworkSuch factorsChildrenSuch researchParadigmSpecial sectionPsychologyCritical commentaryMaintenance of childrenResearchArt of researchNumber of limitationsTheoryChildhood
2001
An analysis of the RCMAS lie scale in a clinic sample of anxious children
Pina A, Silverman W, Saavedra L, Weems C. An analysis of the RCMAS lie scale in a clinic sample of anxious children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2001, 15: 443-457. PMID: 11583076, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(01)00075-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTest-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions
SILVERMAN W, SAAVEDRA L, PINA A. Test-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2001, 40: 937-944. PMID: 11501694, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200108000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersTest-retest reliabilityAnxiety symptomsDSM-IV anxiety disorder symptomsParent versionDSM-IVAnxiety disorder symptomsSeparation anxiety disorderTest-retest intervalSocial phobiaDisorder symptomsSpecific phobiaADISFuture researchPhobiaSymptom scale scoresInterview informationReliable instrumentExcellent reliabilityChildrenReliability coefficientsDisordersParentsScale scoreSymptoms
1998
Social Anxiety in Children with Anxiety Disorders: Relation with Social and Emotional Functioning
Ginsburg G, La Greca A, Silverman W. Social Anxiety in Children with Anxiety Disorders: Relation with Social and Emotional Functioning. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 1998, 26: 175-185. PMID: 9650624, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022668101048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxietyEmotional functioningAnxiety disordersSocial skillsPeer interactionsPoor social skillsSocial Anxiety ScaleNegative peer interactionsResponsible social behaviorThree-factor solutionAnxious childrenParent ratingsAnxiety ScaleSimple phobiaSocial behaviorPsychometric propertiesAnxietyAge 6Social acceptanceInternal consistencySASCClinic sampleFactor analysisFunctioningChildren
1992
Age Differences in the Reliability of Parent and Child Reports of Child Anxious Symptomatology Using a Structured Interview
SILVERMAN W, EISEN A. Age Differences in the Reliability of Parent and Child Reports of Child Anxious Symptomatology Using a Structured Interview. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1992, 31: 117-124. PMID: 1537762, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199201000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research