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
Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth?
Martel S, Falcone M, Etkin R, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth? European Journal Of Education And Psychology 2022, 15: 7-21. DOI: 10.32457/ejep.v15i2.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividualized education planSchool impairmentSchool contextEducation planDo SchoolGrade levelSchoolsStudentsYouthAdditional moderatorsAccommodationPlanFurther researchSignificant moderation effectUnited StatesModeration effectSocial anxietyAnxietyDisabilityContextCurrent studyResearchParticipantsModerate associationChallenges
2020
Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders – an international consensus statement
Creswell C, Nauta MH, Hudson JL, March S, Reardon T, Arendt K, Bodden D, Cobham VE, Donovan C, Halldorsson B, In‐Albon T, Ishikawa S, Johnsen DB, Jolstedt M, de Jong R, Kreuze L, Mobach L, Rapee RM, Spence SH, Thastum M, Utens E, Vigerland S, Wergeland GJ, Essau CA, Albano AM, Chu B, Khanna M, Silverman WK, Kendall PC. Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders – an international consensus statement. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2020, 62: 255-269. PMID: 32683742, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersAdolescent anxiety disordersAccessibility of interventionsDomains of functioningYoung peopleGuide Future ResearchAnxiety diagnosesRange of outcomesSymptom reductionFuture researchOutcome measuresAdvance understandingFaulty conclusionsChildrenTreatment trialsTreatment approachesDisordersPeoplePharmacological treatmentResearchMeasuresFunctioningStudy outcome measuresSocietal costsParents
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 outcomesResearch
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
Promoting Positive Youth Development
Kurtines W, Ferrer-Wreder L, Berman S, Lorente C, Silverman W, Montgomery M. Promoting Positive Youth Development. Journal Of Adolescent Research 2008, 23: 233-244. DOI: 10.1177/0743558408314372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYouth Development ProjectMiami Youth Development ProjectOutreach researchPositive youth development programPositive youth developmentLong-term developmental changesYouth development programsYouth developmentDevelopmental changesIntervention strategiesExplanatory knowledgeHuman developmentScience perspectiveResearchLife spanDevelopment programsSpecial issueResearch approachHuman systemsKnowledgePerspectiveSpan
2003
CHILDHOOD BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
Northey. WF, Wells KC, Silverman WK, Bailey CE. CHILDHOOD BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS. Journal Of Marital And Family Therapy 2003, 29: 523-545. PMID: 14593693, DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2003.tb01693.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily-based interventionsEmotional disordersCognitive-behavioral family therapyFamily therapyBehavioral family therapyAnxiety disordersFamily treatmentInternalizing disordersParent managementTherapy modelChildhood behavioralFuture researchDisordersIndividual treatmentNumber of studiesInterventionMore researchBehavioralResearchDepressionChildhoodImplicationsA Comparison of Completers and Noncompleters of Exposure-Based Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Youth
Pina AA, Silverman WK, Weems CF, Kurtines WM, Goldman ML. A Comparison of Completers and Noncompleters of Exposure-Based Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Youth. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2003, 71: 701-705. PMID: 12924675, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.71.4.701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-based cognitive-behavioral treatmentCognitive-behavioral treatmentComparison of CompletersTreatment completersBehavioral treatmentAnxiety disordersPast researchAttrition researchFuture researchNoncompletersCompletersTerms of lackCognitivePhobicsResearchYouthParentsChildrenSessionsDisordersContextFindingsResearch on Information-Processing Factors in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Critical Commentary
Vasey MW, Dalgleish T, Silverman WK. Research on Information-Processing Factors in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Critical Commentary. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2003, 32: 81-93. PMID: 12573934, DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3201_08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent psychopathologyInformation-processing factorsInformation processing factorsClinical childCognitive factorsAdolescent psychologyP paradigmPsychometric issuesPsychopathology researchersPsychopathologyFuture researchHeuristic frameworkSuch factorsChildrenSuch researchParadigmSpecial sectionPsychologyCritical commentaryMaintenance of childrenResearchArt of researchNumber of limitationsTheoryChildhood
2002
Children and disasters: Future directions for research and public policy.
La Greca A, Silverman W, Vernberg E, Roberts M. Children and disasters: Future directions for research and public policy. 2002, 405-423. DOI: 10.1037/10454-017.ChaptersPublic policyEffects of disastersDisaster researchResearch agendaTerrorist attacksChildren's needsDisaster victimsDisaster reactionsYouthDisastersMental health fieldPolicyChild mental health fieldHealth fieldLine of researchKey issuesAgendaNeedResearchAdvocatesAftermathVictimsFirst generationNew areasResearchers
1997
The relation between anxiety sensitivity and depression in children and adolescents referred for anxiety
Weems C, Hammond-Laurence K, Silverman W, Ferguson C. The relation between anxiety sensitivity and depression in children and adolescents referred for anxiety. Behaviour Research And Therapy 1997, 35: 961-966. PMID: 9401137, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7967(97)00049-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Test-retest reliability of the DSM-III-R childhood anxiety disorders symptoms using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for children
Silverman W, Rabian B. Test-retest reliability of the DSM-III-R childhood anxiety disorders symptoms using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 1995, 9: 139-150. DOI: 10.1016/0887-6185(94)00032-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTest-retest reliabilityAnxiety disordersAnxiety Disorders Interview ScheduleSeparation anxiety disorderChildhood anxietyOveranxious disorderParent reportAvoidant disorderChild reportsAnxiety clinicFuture researchChildrenInterview scheduleParentsDisordersYears of ageAge groupsAnxietyChildren 6ResearchFamily 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
1983
Affective Matching in Nine-Year-Old Girls
Silverman W, Drabman R. Affective Matching in Nine-Year-Old Girls. The Journal Of Psychology 1983, 115: 123-129. DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1983.9923607.Peer-Reviewed Original Research