2021
Directional effects of parent and child anxiety 1 year following treatment of child anxiety, and the mediational role of parent psychological control
Silverman WK, Marin CE, Rey Y, Jaccard J, Pettit JW. Directional effects of parent and child anxiety 1 year following treatment of child anxiety, and the mediational role of parent psychological control. Depression And Anxiety 2021, 38: 1289-1297. PMID: 34464490, PMCID: PMC8664994, DOI: 10.1002/da.23210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParents’ psychological controlPsychological controlChild anxietyCognitive behavioral therapyParent anxietyIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyChild's ageAnxiety 1 yearTreatment targetsMediational roleEvidence of childrenBehavioral therapyRecent efficacy trialsParent involvementAnxietyPosttreatmentDirectional effectsParentsClinical implicationsCBT armEvidence of parentChildrenTreatment effectsModeratorEfficacy trials
2017
Polygenic Scores for Differential Susceptibility to Emotional Symptoms Predict Response to Cbt in Child Anxiety
Eley T, Keers R, Coleman J, Lester K, Thastum M, Schneider S, Heiervang E, Meiser-Stedman R, Nauta M, Silverman W, Creswell C, Hudson J, Plomin R, Lewis C, Breen G. Polygenic Scores for Differential Susceptibility to Emotional Symptoms Predict Response to Cbt in Child Anxiety. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 27: s502-s503. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.09.606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyEmotional problemsAnxiety disordersPolygenic scoresIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyGroup cognitive behavioral therapyDifferential susceptibility hypothesisChild anxietyPsychological treatmentBehavioral therapyEmotional symptomsSusceptibility hypothesisPositive environmentMental healthGreater environmental sensitivityHigher scoresImportant predictorTwin pairsChildrenSuccessful replicationMonozygotic twin pairsIndividualsEnvironmental sensitivityScoresCBT
2015
Therapist‐youth agreement on alliance change predicts long‐term outcome in CBT for anxiety disorders
Fjermestad KW, Lerner MD, McLeod BD, Wergeland GJ, Heiervang ER, Silverman WK, Öst LG, De Los Reyes A, Havik OE, Haugland BS. Therapist‐youth agreement on alliance change predicts long‐term outcome in CBT for anxiety disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2015, 57: 625-632. PMID: 26647901, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyYouth anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersTreatment satisfactionEarly allianceLong-term outcomesTherapist-rated allianceCognitive behavioral therapySeparation anxiety disorderAlliance changeTherapeutic Alliance ScaleClinician severity ratingsSeverity ratingsEffectiveness trialICBT conditionICBT programSocial phobiaBehavioral therapyAlliance ScaleLevel of agreementAlliance ratingsDisordersPosttreatmentPositive outcomesOutcomes