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
2018
The impact of treatment delivery format on response to cognitive behaviour therapy for preadolescent children with anxiety disorders
McKinnon A, Keers R, Coleman JRI, Lester KJ, Roberts S, Arendt K, Bögels SM, Cooper P, Creswell C, Hartman CA, Fjermestad KW, In‐Albon T, Lavallee K, Lyneham HJ, Smith P, Meiser‐Stedman R, Nauta MH, Rapee RM, Rey Y, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC, Hudson JL. The impact of treatment delivery format on response to cognitive behaviour therapy for preadolescent children with anxiety disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2018, 59: 763-772. PMID: 29520926, PMCID: PMC6055633, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual cognitive behavior therapyGroup cognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavior therapyGeneralised anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety disorderSpecific phobiaAnxiety disordersPrimary anxiety diagnosisClinical benefitClinical severityDSM-IV psychiatric disordersAnxiety diagnosesRate of remissionAdditional clinical benefitGreater clinical benefitBehavior therapySemistructured clinical interviewRemission responseDelivery formatPrimary diagnosisTreatment delivery formatPsychiatric disordersClinical InterviewCBT trialsTreatment format
2017
Monotherapy Insufficient in Severe Anxiety? Predictors and Moderators in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study
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 & Adolescent Psychology 2017, 47: 266-281. PMID: 28956620, PMCID: PMC6191182, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1371028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal StudyCognitive behavioral therapyModerators of outcomeSevere anxietyCombination of CBTIndependent evaluator ratingsMultimodal studyParent-rated anxietySeparation anxiety disorderMain effect findingsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnxious youthSocial anxietyChild anxietyBehavioral therapyAnxiety severityPill placeboAnxiety disordersEvaluators' ratingsAnxietyModeratorSocioeconomic statusLow socioeconomic statusYouthEffect findingsOxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeparation anxiety disorderAnxious youthAnxiety disordersSeparation anxietySalivary oxytocinAffective touchDSM-5 anxiety disordersYouth anxiety symptomsOT responseParticular anxiety disordersAttachment figuresReliable codersMaternal sensitivityDyadic behaviorsChildren's ratingsMaternal intrusivenessAttachment behaviorAnxiety symptomsAnxiety regulationSocial supportPossible intervention strategiesSignificant distressHigher youthYouthIntervention strategies
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 involvementTherapist‐youth agreement on alliance change predicts long‐term outcome in CBT for anxiety disorders
Fjermestad KW, Lerner MD, McLeod BD, Wergeland GJ, Heiervang ER, Silverman WK, Öst LG, De Los Reyes A, Havik OE, Haugland BS. Therapist‐youth agreement on alliance change predicts long‐term outcome in CBT for anxiety disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2015, 57: 625-632. PMID: 26647901, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyYouth anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersTreatment satisfactionEarly allianceLong-term outcomesTherapist-rated allianceCognitive behavioral therapySeparation anxiety disorderAlliance changeTherapeutic Alliance ScaleClinician severity ratingsSeverity ratingsEffectiveness trialICBT conditionICBT programSocial phobiaBehavioral therapyAlliance ScaleLevel of agreementAlliance ratingsDisordersPosttreatmentPositive outcomesOutcomesPredictors of treatment outcome in an effectiveness trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Bjelland I, Haugland BS, Silverman WK, Öst LG, Bjaastad JF, Oeding K, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. Predictors of treatment outcome in an effectiveness trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 76: 1-12. PMID: 26583954, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyChild-rated anxiety symptomsParent internalizing symptomsAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsCBT programInternalizing symptomsSocial phobiaBehavioral therapyLower family social classPrimary anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety disorderPositive treatment outcomesFamily social classChildren of parentsAnxious childrenEffectiveness trialChildren's motivationParent factorsSeparation anxietyTreatment outcomesSymptom levelsRecent effectiveness studiesPoor outcomePhobia
2010
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Dick‐Niederhauser A, Silverman W. Separation Anxiety Disorder. 2010, 1-2. DOI: 10.1002/9780470479216.corpsy0846.ChaptersSeparation anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersMajor attachment figuresAttachment figuresAcademic functioningSeparation anxietyEarly adolescenceCommon psychiatric disordersUnrealistic fearsPrimary caregiversPsychiatric disordersDisordersAdolescenceAnxietyFearFunctioningCaregiversFirst yearChildhoodNormal stageMothers
2002
Treating a heterogeneous set of anxiety disorders in youths with group cognitive behavioral therapy: A partially nonconcurrent multiple-baseline evaluation
Lumpkin P, Silverman W, Weems C, Markham M, Kurtines W. Treating a heterogeneous set of anxiety disorders in youths with group cognitive behavioral therapy: A partially nonconcurrent multiple-baseline evaluation. Behavior Therapy 2002, 33: 163-177. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(02)80011-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersBehavioral therapyChild anxiety severitySeparation anxiety disorderMultiple-baseline evaluationSchool refusal behaviorObsessive-compulsive disorderDuration of baselineParent ratingsSocial phobiaAnxiety severitySpecific phobiaAnxious symptomsDiagnostic statusDependent measuresParent-completed questionnaireDSM-IV criteriaRefusal behaviorPractical implicationsPhobiaYouthAdolescentsChildren
2001
Test-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
1996
Phobic and anxiety disorders in Hispanic and Caucasian youth
Ginsburg G, Silverman W. Phobic and anxiety disorders in Hispanic and Caucasian youth. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 1996, 10: 517-528. DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(96)00027-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersPrimary diagnosisHispanic mental healthClinical characteristicsInterference ratingsSeparation anxiety disorderCaucasian youthChildhood anxiety disordersMental healthHispanic childrenDiagnosisDisordersLow incomeHispanic parentsCaucasiansSchool refusalHispanic youthChildrenCaucasian parentsStudy findingsMajority of indicesPhobicsFindingsIntake
1995
Test-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 6Research