2023
Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents. Assessment 2023, 31: 94-109. PMID: 37840296, DOI: 10.1177/10731911231194972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildHumansParentsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsSchoolsConceptsAnxiety-related impairment
2021
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report
Etkin RG, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2021, 50: 155-176. PMID: 33739908, PMCID: PMC8025201, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1878898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleHumansMaleParentsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf ReportConceptsYouth Anxiety MeasureParent-report measuresAnxiety ScaleAnxiety measuresYouth self-report measuresSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleYouth anxiety symptomsPsychometric propertiesAnxiety symptom measuresMultidimensional Anxiety ScaleChildren's Anxiety ScaleSelf-report measuresExcellent psychometric propertiesChild anxietyYouth SelfParent reportEmotional disordersAnxiety symptomsEvidence baseSymptom measuresEvidence-based updateAdditional researchMeasuresEvaluative criteriaAnxiety
2019
The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children
Reardon T, Creswell C, Lester KJ, Arendt K, Blatter-Meunier J, Bögels SM, Coleman JRI, Cooper PJ, Heiervang ER, Herren C, Hogendoorn SM, Hudson JL, Keers R, Lyneham HJ, Marin CE, Nauta M, Rapee RM, Roberts S, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC. The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children. Psychological Assessment 2019, 31: 1006-1018. PMID: 31070449, PMCID: PMC6671872, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleHumansMaleMothersPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleSpecific anxiety disordersSocial phobia subscaleSocial anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersFear subscaleQuestionnaire measuresSeparation anxietyGeneralized anxietyAnxiety ScalePreadolescent childrenChildren's Anxiety ScaleClinic-referred sampleSeparation anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety subscaleContribution of childrenFull diagnostic assessmentSCAS subscalesAnxious childrenSocial phobiaChild reportsOptimal cutoff scoreAnxiety subscaleAnxietyCorresponding disorder
2017
Acute psychoactive effects of intravenous ketamine during treatment of mood disorders: Analysis of the Clinician Administered Dissociative State Scale
van Schalkwyk GI, Wilkinson ST, Davidson L, Silverman WK, Sanacora G. Acute psychoactive effects of intravenous ketamine during treatment of mood disorders: Analysis of the Clinician Administered Dissociative State Scale. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2017, 227: 11-16. PMID: 29045915, PMCID: PMC6248324, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinician-Administered Dissociative States ScaleAcute psychoactive effectsKetamine administrationPsychoactive effectsMood disordersRapid-acting antidepressant effectsTotal scoreIntravenous ketamine infusionMean total scoreInternal consistencyAntidepressant effectsIntravenous ketamineKetamine infusionAcute effectsExploratory factor analysisPerceptual disturbancesClinical contextPatient narrativesState scaleOne-factor solutionCronbach's alphaKetamineAdministrationDisordersScores
2016
Attentional Control Scale for Children: Factor Structure and Concurrent Validity Among Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders
Melendez R, Bechor M, Rey Y, Pettit JW, Silverman WK. Attentional Control Scale for Children: Factor Structure and Concurrent Validity Among Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2016, 73: 489-499. PMID: 27459398, PMCID: PMC5545119, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersAttentionChildFemaleHumansMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReproducibility of ResultsSelf-ControlConceptsAttentional Control ScaleAttentional controlSelf-rating scaleControl ScaleFactor structureAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderConcurrent validityYouth anxiety symptomsDeficit hyperactivity disorderAdolescents ReferredAttentional shiftingAttentional focusingParent ratingsCorrelated subscalesYouth diagnosesAnxiety symptomsExploratory factor analysisAnxiety disordersSelf ratingsSubscale scoresRetest reliabilityFactor analysisFuture researchDepressive symptomsChildrenNon-replication of the association between 5HTTLPR and response to psychological therapy for child anxiety disorders
Lester KJ, Roberts S, Keers R, Coleman JR, Breen G, Wong CC, Xu X, Arendt K, Blatter-Meunier J, Bögels S, Cooper P, Creswell C, Heiervang ER, Herren C, Hogendoorn SM, Hudson JL, Krause K, Lyneham HJ, McKinnon A, Morris T, Nauta MH, Rapee RM, Rey Y, Schneider S, Schneider SC, Silverman WK, Smith P, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Waite P, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC. Non-replication of the association between 5HTTLPR and response to psychological therapy for child anxiety disorders. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 208: 182-188. PMID: 26294368, PMCID: PMC4837384, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyCBT outcomeChild anxietyAnxiety disordersChild anxiety disordersMore positive outcomesShort-allele homozygotesPositive treatment outcomesPsychological therapiesDisorder outcomesPositive outcomesTreatment studiesHomogenous sampleMixed resultsAnxietyMixed effects modelsNon-significant effectTreatment outcomesCohort 2DisordersSignificant associationFuture studiesOutcomesAssociationTherapy
2015
Predictors of dropout from community clinic child CBT for anxiety disorders
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Haugland BS, Silverman WK, Öst LG, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. Predictors of dropout from community clinic child CBT for anxiety disorders. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2015, 31: 1-10. PMID: 25637909, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmbulatory CareAnxiety DisordersAttitude to HealthChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyCommunity Mental Health CentersFemaleHumansInternal-External ControlMaleMotivationParentsPatient DropoutsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapy, GroupSelf ConceptSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsCognitive behavior therapyTreatment credibilityOverall dropoutsAnxiety disordersLate dropoutGroup cognitive behavior therapyInternalizing symptomsPredictors of dropoutCommunity clinicsEffectiveness trialTreatment dropoutLower childSymptomsBehavior therapyEarly dropoutSignificant differencesChildrenPredictorsDisordersDropout rateClinicTherapyParentsDropoutTrials
2014
An effectiveness study of individual vs. group cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Haugland BS, Bjaastad JF, Oeding K, Bjelland I, Silverman WK, Öst L, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. An effectiveness study of individual vs. group cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2014, 57: 1-12. PMID: 24727078, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMalePatient CompliancePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapy, GroupTreatment OutcomeConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyWaitlist controlAnxiety disordersBehavioral therapyEffectiveness of CBTGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPrincipal anxiety disorderGroup treatment approachClinical severity ratingsCBT programSocial phobiaSeparation anxietyStatistical equivalence testsGCBTSymptom measuresICBTDiagnostic InterviewYouthMore youthAnxietyTraditional hypothesis testsEquivalence testCommunity settingsRelative effectivenessDisorders
2013
Heterogeneous classes of co-occurring externalizing symptoms in a sample of youth referred for anxiety disorders
Williams S, Dahan J, Silverman WK, Pettit JW. Heterogeneous classes of co-occurring externalizing symptoms in a sample of youth referred for anxiety disorders. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2013, 27: 340-346. PMID: 23624184, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAggressionAnxiety DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildChild BehaviorFemaleHumansMalePsychiatric Status Rating Scales
2012
Social Skills as a Mediator Between Anxiety Symptoms and Peer Interactions Among Children and Adolescents
Motoca LM, Williams S, Silverman WK. Social Skills as a Mediator Between Anxiety Symptoms and Peer Interactions Among Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2012, 41: 329-336. PMID: 22471319, PMCID: PMC3348994, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.668843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety symptomsNegative peer interactionsSocial skillsParent ratingsAnxiety symptomsPeer interactionsYouth sexStructural equation modeling resultsPositive peer interactionsPrimary social phobiaAnxiety problemsSocial phobiaYouth ratingsSignificant moderatorCross-sectional designYouth ageSkillsYouthModeratorRatingsAdolescentsDepressive disorderChildrenPhobiaAnxiety
2009
Cross-Ethnic Measurement Equivalence of the RCMAS in Latino and White Youth With Anxiety Disorders
Pina AA, Little M, Knight GP, Silverman WK. Cross-Ethnic Measurement Equivalence of the RCMAS in Latino and White Youth With Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Personality Assessment 2009, 91: 58-61. PMID: 19085284, PMCID: PMC2680214, DOI: 10.1080/00223890802484183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsManifest Anxiety ScaleMeasurement equivalenceAnxiety disordersAnxiety ScaleRevised Children's Manifest Anxiety ScaleChildren's Manifest Anxiety ScaleCross-ethnic measurement equivalenceWorry/oversensitivityTotal Anxiety scaleWhite youthConcentration subscalePhysiological anxietyFactorial invarianceLatino youthRCMASYouthDisordersAnxietySubscalesLatinosOversensitivityScaleInvarianceFindings
2006
Client Similarities and Differences in Two Childhood Anxiety Disorders Research Clinics
Southam-Gerow MA, Silverman WK, Kendall PC. Client Similarities and Differences in Two Childhood Anxiety Disorders Research Clinics. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2006, 35: 528-538. PMID: 17007598, DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3504_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAnxiety DisordersBiomedical ResearchChildChild BehaviorChild Health ServicesDepressive DisorderFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFloridaHospitals, UniversityHumansInternal-External ControlMaleMothersPatientsPhiladelphiaPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSocioeconomic FactorsSomatoform Disorders
2002
Diagnostic efficiency of symptoms in the diagnosis of DSM‐IV: generalized anxiety disorder in youth
Pina AA, Silverman WK, Alfano CA, Saavedra LM. Diagnostic efficiency of symptoms in the diagnosis of DSM‐IV: generalized anxiety disorder in youth. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2002, 43: 959-967. PMID: 12405483, DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleOdds RatioPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReproducibility of Results
2001
Test-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions
SILVERMAN W, SAAVEDRA L, PINA A. Test-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2001, 40: 937-944. PMID: 11501694, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200108000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleFloridaHumansMaleParentsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReferral and ConsultationReproducibility of ResultsConceptsAnxiety disordersTest-retest reliabilityAnxiety symptomsDSM-IV anxiety disorder symptomsParent versionDSM-IVAnxiety disorder symptomsSeparation anxiety disorderTest-retest intervalSocial phobiaDisorder symptomsSpecific phobiaADISFuture researchPhobiaSymptom scale scoresInterview informationReliable instrumentExcellent reliabilityChildrenReliability coefficientsDisordersParentsScale scoreSymptoms
1999
The Discrimination of Children's Phobias Using the Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children
Weems C, Silverman W, Saavedra L, Pina A, Lumpkin P. The Discrimination of Children's Phobias Using the Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 1999, 40: 941-952. PMID: 10509888, DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildFearFemaleHumansMaleObserver VariationParentsPhobic DisordersPredictive Value of TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSelf DisclosureConceptsFear Survey ScheduleSocial phobiaSimple phobiaParent ratingsSurvey ScheduleRevised Fear Survey SchedulePhobic disordersDiscriminant function analysisItem analysisChildren's PhobiasChildhood fearsChildren's fearsDiscriminant validityPhobiaSignificant fearFearSubscale scoresClinic sampleDSM criteriaDark/ChildrenRatingsItemsRelative utilityDisorders
1998
Children's Predisaster Functioning as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Following Hurricane Andrew
La Greca A, Silverman W, Wasserstein S. Children's Predisaster Functioning as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Following Hurricane Andrew. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1998, 66: 883-892. PMID: 9874901, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.66.6.883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjustment DisordersBlack or African AmericanChildChild BehaviorDemographyDisastersFemaleFloridaFollow-Up StudiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLife Change EventsMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalWhite PeopleConceptsPosttraumatic stressPTS symptomsMonths postdisasterAcademic skillsHurricane-related experiencesAcademic functioningPrior functioningBehavior problemsAnxiety levelsStress reactionsHurricane AndrewPostdisasterAnxietyFunctioningChildren's exposureSkillsChildrenAfrican American ethnicityInattentionPredictorsGradersBehavioralSymptomsPeersResult of exposureTesting 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent PsychiatryAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildChild PsychiatryFearFemaleHumansMalePrognosisPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsChildhood 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
1996
Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After Hurricane Andrew
Vernberg E, La Greca A, Silverman W, Prinstein M. Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After Hurricane Andrew. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 1996, 105: 237-248. PMID: 8723005, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.105.2.237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalChildDisastersFemaleFloridaHumansMaleProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSocial EnvironmentStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesConceptsSelf-reported PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress symptomsIntegrative conceptual modelChildren's copingPTSD symptomsConceptual modelTraumatic eventsStress disorderStress symptomsChild characteristicsIntervention effortsSocial supportHurricane AndrewCopingSymptomsOverall predictionChildren 3 monthsChildrenNatural disastersPrimary factorDisordersFindingsSupportVariance
1991
The panic disorder controversy continues
Kearney C, Silverman W. The panic disorder controversy continues. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1991, 30: 852-853. PMID: 1938812, DOI: 10.1016/s0890-8567(10)80037-1.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1988
The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children
SILVERMAN W, NELLES W. The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1988, 27: 772-778. PMID: 3198566, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-198811000-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleHumansMaleParentsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesConceptsAnxiety disordersDSM-III/DSMAnxiety disorder diagnosisSecondary diagnosisPrimary diagnosisIndependent cliniciansLow kappa coefficientDiagnostic disagreementNew semistructured interviewPairs of ratersKappa coefficientOveranxious disorderDisorder diagnosisDiagnosisDisordersParent versionSemistructured interviewsCliniciansChildrenChild interviewsChild interview data