2024
Attention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation
Falcone M, Bar-Haim Y, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Attention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation. Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2024, 27: 550-560. PMID: 38740658, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-024-00482-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention trainingAnxiety reduction effectCognitive neuroscienceChild anxietyComputerized treatmentDelivery of sessionsAnxietyClinical practice settingDisordersEvidence-basedChildrenClinical trial dataPsychoeducationPractice settingsClinical practiceAttentionIncrease accessNeuroscienceTrainingClinical stepsSessionsTrial dataClinical implementationResearchExperimental research
2022
The role of attentional shifting in the relation between error monitoring and anxiety in youth
Ramos ML, Bechor M, Casas A, Pettit JW, Silverman WK, Reeb-Sutherland BC. The role of attentional shifting in the relation between error monitoring and anxiety in youth. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2022, 324: 111507. PMID: 35675720, PMCID: PMC9730549, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsError-related negativityAttentional controlERN amplitudeNeural responsesMaintenance of anxietyLarger neural responsesSelf-report measuresSmaller neural responseAttentional shiftingFlanker taskError monitoringThreat signalsAnxiety symptomsNeural markersAnxietyYouthSimultaneous EEGResponse magnitudeAttentionNegativityAbilityHigh abilityTaskLow levelsEEG
2020
What Drives Symptom Reduction in Attention Bias Modification Treatment? A Randomized Controlled Experiment in Clinically Anxious Youths
Linetzky M, Pettit J, Silverman W, Pine D, Bar-Haim Y. What Drives Symptom Reduction in Attention Bias Modification Treatment? A Randomized Controlled Experiment in Clinically Anxious Youths. Clinical Psychological Science 2020, 8: 506-518. DOI: 10.1177/2167702620902130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention bias modificationSpatial attentionAttention controlABM efficacyAnxious youthAnxiety symptomsAttention Bias Modification TreatmentThreat exposureClinically Anxious YouthSelective spatial attentionTreatment expectanciesAnxiety disordersSymptom reductionGroup differencesYouthLevel of changeAttentionModification treatmentControlled ExperimentMidtreatmentTreatment effectsFour-armFindingsPosttreatmentSymptoms
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 ResearchConceptsComputer-administered tasksMaintenance of anxietyMeasurement of attentionReaction timeBiased attentionCognitive theoryChild anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxietyMouse buttonAdolescentsAttentionChildrenDisordersStimuliTaskHypothesisConsiderable dataThreatIndividualsButton clicksButtonSystematic reviewTheoryResearchers
2002
Case Study: Disgust and a Specific Phobia of Buttons
SAAVEDRA LM, SILVERMAN WK. Case Study: Disgust and a Specific Phobia of Buttons. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2002, 41: 1376-1379. PMID: 12410081, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200211000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of disgustSpecific phobiaEmotion of disgustCognitive-behavioral interventionsChildhood phobiasImagery exposureTreatment gainsDisgustPhobiaPhobic symptomsAmerican boysPsychiatric literatureLimited attentionEmotionsAttentionButtonFearChildrenBoysInterventionAssessment resultsAvailable studiesSymptoms
1996
Anxiety and Phobic Disorders, A Pragmatic Approach
Silverman W, Kurtines W. Anxiety and Phobic Disorders, A Pragmatic Approach. Clinical Child Psychology Library 1996 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9212-6.BooksAttention deficit problemsReview ofthe literatureOppositional defianceConduct disturbanceLate adolescencePhobic disordersProblem of childhoodTreatment programConsiderable distressAdolescenceAdolescentsAnxietySuch findingsChildrenDisordersProfessional energyInternalizingDistressYouthAdulthoodChildhoodDefianceShort termAttentionProgram
1991
Diagnostic reliability of anxiety disorders in children using structured interviews
Silverman W. Diagnostic reliability of anxiety disorders in children using structured interviews. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 1991, 5: 105-124. DOI: 10.1016/0887-6185(91)90023-m.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements