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 findingsMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Adolescents with Functional Somatic Syndromes: A Pilot Cohort Study
Ali A, Weiss TR, Dutton A, McKee D, Jones KD, Kashikar-Zuck S, Silverman WK, Shapiro ED. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Adolescents with Functional Somatic Syndromes: A Pilot Cohort Study. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2017, 183: 184-190. PMID: 28088398, PMCID: PMC5367961, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.12.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesDisability EvaluationFatigue Syndrome, ChronicFemaleFibromyalgiaHeadacheHumansIrritable Bowel SyndromeMaleMindfulnessMusculoskeletal PainPilot ProjectsPrognosisRisk AdjustmentRisk AssessmentStatistics, NonparametricStress, PsychologicalTreatment OutcomeConceptsFunctional Disability InventoryFunctional somatic syndromesSomatic syndromesSymptom Impact QuestionnaireWidespread chronic painPilot cohort studyCohort of subjectsFunctional somatic symptomsPerceived Stress Scale scoresMindfulness-based stress reduction programStress Scale scoresParent-completed measureAdverse eventsCohort studyStress reduction programChronic painFunctional disabilityImpact QuestionnaireSymptom impactDisability InventoryPediatric QualityPerceived Stress ScaleClinical utilityDaily livingAcceptable intervention
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 outcomePhobiaClinical Predictors of Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: The Genes for Treatment (GxT) Study
Hudson JL, Keers R, Roberts S, Coleman JR, Breen G, Arendt K, Bögels S, Cooper P, Creswell C, Hartman C, Heiervang ER, Hötzel K, In-Albon T, Lavallee K, Lyneham HJ, Marin CE, McKinnon A, Meiser-Stedman R, Morris T, Nauta M, Rapee RM, Schneider S, Schneider SC, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Waite P, Wergeland GJ, Lester KJ, Eley TC. Clinical Predictors of Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: The Genes for Treatment (GxT) Study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 454-463. PMID: 26004660, PMCID: PMC4469376, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1998
Testing the Utility of the Anxiety Sensitivity Construct in Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders
Weems CF, Hammond-Laurence K, Silverman WK, Ginsburg GS. Testing the Utility of the Anxiety Sensitivity Construct in Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 1998, 27: 69-77. PMID: 9561939, DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2701_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood Anxiety Sensitivity IndexIncremental validityAnxiety sensitivityTrait anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxiety Sensitivity IndexAge 6Clinic-referred childrenAdolescents ages 6Adolescents ages 12Children ages 6Adolescents ReferredManifest anxietyAge 12AnxietyAge groupsContinuous moderatorsChildrenFearValidityMeasuresDisordersModeratorOlder age groupsSensitivity index