2022
Attention Training as a Low-Intensity Treatment for Concerning Anxiety in Clinic-Referred Youth
Pettit J, Rey Y, Marin C, Bechor M, Lebowitz E, Vasey M, Jaccard J, Abend R, Pine D, Bar-Haim Y, Silverman W. Attention Training as a Low-Intensity Treatment for Concerning Anxiety in Clinic-Referred Youth. Behavior Therapy 2022, 54: 77-90. PMID: 36608979, PMCID: PMC9825787, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersAttentional BiasChildChild, PreschoolCognitive Behavioral TherapyHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeConceptsAttention Bias Modification TreatmentAttention control trainingAttention trainingAnxiety severityAttention controlAnxiety levelsAttention biasNeutral facesLow-intensity treatmentGlobal impairmentDot-probe taskYouth anxiety severityClinic-Referred YouthFull criteriaAttention focusingControl trainingTreatment researchYouthIndependent evaluatorsTrainingImpairment ratingsACT trialsPosttreatmentSeverity ratingsRatings
2019
Editorial: Attention to Threat in Child Anxiety: Gazing Into the Future While Keeping Sight of the Past
Pettit JW, Silverman WK. Editorial: Attention to Threat in Child Anxiety: Gazing Into the Future While Keeping Sight of the Past. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 59: 33-35. PMID: 31585158, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersAttentionAttentional BiasChildHumansMiceReaction TimeConceptsComputer-administered tasksMaintenance of anxietyMeasurement of attentionReaction timeBiased attentionCognitive theoryChild anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxietyMouse buttonAdolescentsAttentionChildrenDisordersStimuliTaskHypothesisConsiderable dataThreatIndividualsButton clicksButtonSystematic reviewTheoryResearchersEfficacy and mechanisms underlying a gamified attention bias modification training in anxious youth: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Linke JO, Jones E, Pagliaccio D, Swetlitz C, Lewis KM, Silverman WK, Bar-Haim Y, Pine DS, Brotman MA. Efficacy and mechanisms underlying a gamified attention bias modification training in anxious youth: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry 2019, 19: 246. PMID: 31391027, PMCID: PMC6686536, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2224-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyContext of CBTBias modification trainingDot-probe taskAttentional biasAnxious youthAmygdala connectivityAnxiety disordersAttention bias modification trainingPrimary anxiety disorder diagnosisHealthy comparison youthAnxiety disorder diagnosisVisual searchThreat responsesNeurobiological correlatesComparison youthBehavioral therapyTraining elementsDisorder diagnosisEngaging gameNeuronal levelYouthPrevious findingsMixed resultsTaskA Randomized Controlled Trial of Attention Bias Modification Treatment in Youth With Treatment-Resistant Anxiety Disorders
Pettit JW, Bechor M, Rey Y, Vasey MW, Abend R, Pine DS, Bar-Haim Y, Jaccard J, Silverman WK. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Attention Bias Modification Treatment in Youth With Treatment-Resistant Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 59: 157-165. PMID: 30877049, PMCID: PMC6744353, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersAttentional BiasChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeConceptsAttention Bias Modification TreatmentAttention control trainingTreatment-resistant anxiety disordersAttention controlAnxiety severityAttention biasNeutral facesAnxiety disordersAttention bias modification trainingBias modification trainingYouth anxiety severityCognitive behavioral therapyAttention trainingDiagnostic recoveryAnxiety diagnosesControl trainingTraining trialsContingency scheduleYouthModification treatmentIndependent evaluatorsAnxietyTrainingAugmentation strategiesFace
2017
Association between attention bias to threat and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents
Abend R, de Voogd L, Salemink E, Wiers RW, Pérez‐Edgar K, Fitzgerald A, White LK, Salum GA, He J, Silverman WK, Pettit JW, Pine DS, Bar‐Haim Y. Association between attention bias to threat and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents. Depression And Anxiety 2017, 35: 229-238. PMID: 29212134, PMCID: PMC6342553, DOI: 10.1002/da.22706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric anxiety symptomsThreat biasAnxiety symptom severityAnxiety symptomsAttention biasSocial anxietySchool phobiaThreat-related attention biasesSeparation anxiety symptomsSymptom severityAttention biasesThreat biasesChild anxietyBias scoresMulti-site collaborationYouth sampleExtant findingsStandardized measuresGeneralized anxietyAnxietyDimensional approachInconsistent findingsAssessment tasksMethodological variabilityPhobiaCan less be more? Open trial of a stepped care approach for child and adolescent anxiety disorders
Pettit JW, Rey Y, Bechor M, Melendez R, Vaclavik D, Buitron V, Bar-Haim Y, Pine DS, Silverman WK. Can less be more? Open trial of a stepped care approach for child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2017, 51: 7-13. PMID: 28843575, PMCID: PMC5610647, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersAttentional BiasChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMaleParentsTherapy, Computer-AssistedTreatment OutcomeConceptsYouth anxiety severityAnxiety severityAnxiety disordersCognitive-behavioral therapy protocolAdolescent anxiety disordersCo-occurring ADHDBehavioral therapy protocolAnxiety disorder treatmentHigher anxiety severityLow-intensity treatmentClinical Global Impressions-Improvement scaleHigh-intensity treatmentDisorder treatmentYouthCare treatment approach