2024
Group cohesion and alliance predict cognitive-behavioral group treatment outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders
Fjermestad K, Wallin M, Naujokat F, McLeod B, Silverman W, Öst L, Lerner M, Heiervang E, Wergeland G. Group cohesion and alliance predict cognitive-behavioral group treatment outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-19. PMID: 39105346, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2024.2385906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup cognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsDiagnostic recoveryParent-reported anxiety symptomsGroup cohesionCognitive behavioral therapyRandomized controlled effectiveness trialBehavioral therapyAlliance changeParent-reported outcomesEffectiveness trialClinical severityTreatment outcomesAnxietyPost-treatmentDisordersAllianceSymptomsYouthFollow-upGeneralized estimating equationsSeveritySessionsOutcomes
2023
Boundaries on Parent Involvement in Their Child’s Anxiety Cognitive-Behavioral-Treatment Outcome: Parent Reinforcement and Relationship Behaviors Moderate Outcome
Silverman W, Rey Y, Marin C, Boutris P, Jaccard J, Pettit J. Boundaries on Parent Involvement in Their Child’s Anxiety Cognitive-Behavioral-Treatment Outcome: Parent Reinforcement and Relationship Behaviors Moderate Outcome. Clinical Psychological Science 2023, 12: 936-944. PMID: 39474312, PMCID: PMC11521139, DOI: 10.1177/21677026231209331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral treatmentParent reinforcementParents’ psychological controlPsychological controlCognitive behavioralRelationship behaviorsLower anxietyAnxiety disordersModeration effectPositive reinforcementParent involvementYouthAnxietyResearch replicationParentsModerate outcomeTrainingTreatment outcomesModeratorEfficacy trialsReinforcementChildrenOutcomesDisordersImplicationsDoes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships?
Etkin R, Juel E, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships? Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2023, 26: 1052-1076. PMID: 37838627, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-023-00454-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent anxiety disordersPeer relationshipsSocial functioningAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersPeer outcomesAnxiety reductionTreatment-specific effectsFunctioningTreatment specificitySystematic narrative reviewRelated difficultiesSample characteristicsMajority of studiesSpecific outcomesChildrenTreatment outcomesStatistical findingsStudy sampleDisordersNarrative reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxietyParent Accommodation Contemporaneously Mediates the Association Between Youth Irritability and Youth Anxiety Treatment Outcome
Cabrera V, Buitron V, Patriarca G, Rey Y, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Parent Accommodation Contemporaneously Mediates the Association Between Youth Irritability and Youth Anxiety Treatment Outcome. Behavior Therapy 2023, 54: 852-862. PMID: 37597962, PMCID: PMC10440415, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety severityParent accommodationCognitive-behavioral treatmentYouth irritabilityAnxiety treatment outcomesAnxiety severityChild anxietyPrimary anxiety disorder diagnosisAnxiety disorder diagnosisAnxious youthYouth anxietyYouth ages 6Adolescent irritabilityAnxiety outcomesBehavioral treatmentAnxiety protocolAnxietyGreater impairmentDisorder diagnosisAge 6Treatment outcomesFuture researchPosttreatmentIrritabilityResearch documents
2022
Youth social functioning interacts with treatment arm, diagnosis, and gender to predict anxiety treatment outcome
Etkin RG, Marin CE, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Youth social functioning interacts with treatment arm, diagnosis, and gender to predict anxiety treatment outcome. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2022, 156: 104160. PMID: 35870327, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety treatment outcomesYouth social functioningSocial skillsPositive social interactionsSocial functioningAnxiety diagnosesAnxiety disordersSocial interactionParent-based treatmentChildren's social skillsSocial anxiety disorderYouths' social skillsAnxiety symptom severityYouth genderTreatment outcomesDiagnostic InterviewSymptom severityClinical functioningFunctioningSkillsYouthPredictorsMultiple regression modelDisordersGender
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
2016
Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms
Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Silverman WK, Feldman R. Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms. Journal Of Neural Transmission 2016, 123: 1053-1067. PMID: 27145763, PMCID: PMC5007197, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1565-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersChild anxiety treatment outcomeChild anxiety disordersChildhood anxiety disordersParent-based interventionsAnxiety treatment outcomesCross-generational influencesSocial referencingFamily accommodationChild anxietyParenting stylesVicarious learningOxytocinergic systemChildren's symptomsBehavioral systemsParental responsesParental anxietyMaternal anxietyAnxietyExistence of linksSevere distressDisordersPrenatal environmentTreatment outcomesResearchNon-replication of the association between 5HTTLPR and response to psychological therapy for child anxiety disorders
Lester KJ, Roberts S, Keers R, Coleman JR, Breen G, Wong CC, Xu X, Arendt K, Blatter-Meunier J, Bögels S, Cooper P, Creswell C, Heiervang ER, Herren C, Hogendoorn SM, Hudson JL, Krause K, Lyneham HJ, McKinnon A, Morris T, Nauta MH, Rapee RM, Rey Y, Schneider S, Schneider SC, Silverman WK, Smith P, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Waite P, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC. Non-replication of the association between 5HTTLPR and response to psychological therapy for child anxiety disorders. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 208: 182-188. PMID: 26294368, PMCID: PMC4837384, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyCBT outcomeChild anxietyAnxiety disordersChild anxiety disordersMore positive outcomesShort-allele homozygotesPositive treatment outcomesPsychological therapiesDisorder outcomesPositive outcomesTreatment studiesHomogenous sampleMixed resultsAnxietyMixed effects modelsNon-significant effectTreatment outcomesCohort 2DisordersSignificant associationFuture studiesOutcomesAssociationTherapy
2015
Predictors 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
2009
Moving Beyond Efficacy and Effectiveness in Child and Adolescent Intervention Research
La Greca AM, Silverman WK, Lochman JE. Moving Beyond Efficacy and Effectiveness in Child and Adolescent Intervention Research. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2009, 77: 373-382. PMID: 19485580, DOI: 10.1037/a0015954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological treatmentSpecific psychological treatmentsPreventive interventionsJournal of ConsultingClinical psychologyAdolescent problemsPsychological servicesDiverse community settingsBehavioral problemsComplex research designsIntervention researchTreatment modelMental health careEvidence-based explanationsFuture researchYouthCommunity settingsChildrenPrevention researchResearch designSpecial sectionTreatment outcomesPsychologyResearchInterventionDirectionality of Change in Youth Anxiety Treatment Involving Parents: An Initial Examination
Silverman WK, Kurtines WM, Jaccard J, Pina AA. Directionality of Change in Youth Anxiety Treatment Involving Parents: An Initial Examination. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2009, 77: 474-485. PMID: 19485589, PMCID: PMC2778202, DOI: 10.1037/a0015761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyYouth anxietyParent involvementYouth anxiety treatmentActive parent involvementMechanisms of changeEvidence-based treatmentsParent variablesAnxiety treatmentBehavioral therapyAnxiety disordersEvidence-based explanationsDirectionality of changeYouthAnxietyParentsTreatment conditionsTreatment outcomesPosttreatmentDirectionalityDisordersDynamics of changesFindingsResearchExplanation
2008
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Traumatic Events
Silverman WK, Ortiz CD, Viswesvaran C, Burns BJ, Kolko DJ, Putnam FW, Amaya-Jackson L. Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Traumatic Events. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2008, 37: 156-183. PMID: 18444057, DOI: 10.1080/15374410701818293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic eventsPsychosocial treatmentsEvidence-based psychosocial treatmentsTrauma-Focused CognitiveChambless et alActive control conditionMeta-analytic resultsGroup CognitiveBehavioral therapyWaitlist controlBehavioral treatmentClinical representativenessFuture research directionsControl conditionCognitiveTreatment studiesAdolescentsMethodological rigorResearch directionsChildrenTreatment outcomesChamblessHollonModeratorPractice guidelines
2000
Predictors of outcome in exposure-based cognitive and behavioral treatments for phobic and anxiety disorders in children
Berman S, Weems C, Silverman W, Kurtines W. Predictors of outcome in exposure-based cognitive and behavioral treatments for phobic and anxiety disorders in children. Behavior Therapy 2000, 31: 713-731. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(00)80040-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral treatmentParents' symptomsAnxiety disordersPotential treatment implicationsPrevious research findingsMarital adjustmentTreatment formatGroup treatmentChildren's symptomsPsychological symptomsTreatment implicationsOlder childrenPhobicsResearch findingsChildrenBest predictorParentsEffective predictorPredictorsTreatment outcomesPredictors of outcomeDisordersAnxietySymptomsAdolescents
1998
A Critical Review of Pharmacotherapy for Youth with Anxiety Disorders Things Are Not as They Seem
Kearney C, Silverman W. A Critical Review of Pharmacotherapy for Youth with Anxiety Disorders Things Are Not as They Seem. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 1998, 12: 83-102. PMID: 9560173, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(98)00005-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1995
Family 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
1986
An investigation of family influences on initial weight status, attrition, and treatment outcome in a childhood obesity program
Israel A, Silverman W, Solotar L. An investigation of family influences on initial weight status, attrition, and treatment outcome in a childhood obesity program. Behavior Therapy 1986, 17: 131-143. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(86)80081-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInitial weight statusWeight statusTreatment outcomesBehavioral weight loss programWeight loss programChildhood obesity programFamily factorsOverweight siblingsOverweight parentsPercent overweightLoss programObesity programChildhood obesityS levelsMarital statusGreater decreaseChildrenOutcomesOnly childStatusTreatmentOverweightObesityFactorsEtiology