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
Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children
Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Byrne SP, Lebowitz ER. Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2017, 49: 460-467. PMID: 29188403, PMCID: PMC5871552, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0765-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren’s avoidance behaviorMaternal acceptanceAvoidance behaviorBehavioral avoidanceAnxiety disordersFear of spidersSelf-rated fearLevel of avoidanceSpider stimuliAnxious childrenChild avoidanceChildren's fearsChildren's feelingsFearAvoidanceChildrenHallmark featureMothersAcceptanceDisordersAdolescentsBehaviorStimuliFeelingsModerates
2000
Gender Role Orientation and Fearfulness in Children With Anxiety Disorders
Ginsburg G, Silverman W. Gender Role Orientation and Fearfulness in Children With Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2000, 14: 57-67. PMID: 10770236, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(99)00033-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
The Discrimination of Children's Phobias Using the Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children
Weems C, Silverman W, Saavedra L, Pina A, Lumpkin P. The Discrimination of Children's Phobias Using the Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 1999, 40: 941-952. PMID: 10509888, DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFear Survey ScheduleSocial phobiaSimple phobiaParent ratingsSurvey ScheduleRevised Fear Survey SchedulePhobic disordersDiscriminant function analysisItem analysisChildren's PhobiasChildhood fearsChildren's fearsDiscriminant validityPhobiaSignificant fearFearSubscale scoresClinic sampleDSM criteriaDark/ChildrenRatingsItemsRelative utilityDisorders
1992
Listening to our clinical partners: Informing researchers about children's fears and phobias
Silverman W, Kearley C. Listening to our clinical partners: Informing researchers about children's fears and phobias. Journal Of Behavior Therapy And Experimental Psychiatry 1992, 23: 71-76. PMID: 1460102, DOI: 10.1016/0005-7916(92)90003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTypes of fearFears/phobiasIntensity of fearLength of treatmentLength of historyType of treatmentChildren's fearsClinical psychologistsTreatment characteristicsParental involvementPhobiaFearFuture researchClinical partnersNational sampleTreatmentTreatment methodsEmpirical baseChildrenImportant linePsychologistsGrazianoCliniciansFindings
1988
The Influence of Gender on Children's Ratings of Fear in Self and Same-Aged Peers
Silverman W, Nelles W. The Influence of Gender on Children's Ratings of Fear in Self and Same-Aged Peers. The Journal Of Genetic Psychology 1988, 149: 17-21. PMID: 3373184, DOI: 10.1080/00221325.1988.10532134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-aged peersFear Survey ScheduleNine-year-old childrenChildren's fearsChildren's ratingsSurvey ScheduleOpposite genderFearOwn fearsInfluence of genderFuture researchGender differencesSame genderPeersRatingsChildrenGirlsBoysFemale judgesGenderPresent studyTerms of intensitySelfImplicationsJudges