2018
The impact of treatment delivery format on response to cognitive behaviour therapy for preadolescent children with anxiety disorders
McKinnon A, Keers R, Coleman JRI, Lester KJ, Roberts S, Arendt K, Bögels SM, Cooper P, Creswell C, Hartman CA, Fjermestad KW, In‐Albon T, Lavallee K, Lyneham HJ, Smith P, Meiser‐Stedman R, Nauta MH, Rapee RM, Rey Y, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC, Hudson JL. The impact of treatment delivery format on response to cognitive behaviour therapy for preadolescent children with anxiety disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2018, 59: 763-772. PMID: 29520926, PMCID: PMC6055633, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual cognitive behavior therapyGroup cognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavior therapyGeneralised anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety disorderSpecific phobiaAnxiety disordersPrimary anxiety diagnosisClinical benefitClinical severityDSM-IV psychiatric disordersAnxiety diagnosesRate of remissionAdditional clinical benefitGreater clinical benefitBehavior therapySemistructured clinical interviewRemission responseDelivery formatPrimary diagnosisTreatment delivery formatPsychiatric disordersClinical InterviewCBT trialsTreatment format
2015
Predictors of treatment outcome in an effectiveness trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Bjelland I, Haugland BS, Silverman WK, Öst LG, Bjaastad JF, Oeding K, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. Predictors of treatment outcome in an effectiveness trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 76: 1-12. PMID: 26583954, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyChild-rated anxiety symptomsParent internalizing symptomsAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsCBT programInternalizing symptomsSocial phobiaBehavioral therapyLower family social classPrimary anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety disorderPositive treatment outcomesFamily social classChildren of parentsAnxious childrenEffectiveness trialChildren's motivationParent factorsSeparation anxietyTreatment outcomesSymptom levelsRecent effectiveness studiesPoor outcomePhobiaPredictors 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 ResearchConceptsCognitive 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
2008
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Silverman WK, Pina AA, Viswesvaran C. Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2008, 37: 105-130. PMID: 18444055, DOI: 10.1080/15374410701817907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavior therapySocial phobiaPsychosocial treatmentsBehavior therapyAnxiety disordersEvidence-based psychosocial treatmentsIndividual cognitive behavior therapyGroup treatment formatChambless et alAnxiety symptom reductionMeta-analytic resultsHollon (1998) criteriaYouth symptomsTreatment formatGroup treatmentClinical representativenessSymptom reductionFuture research directionsParental involvementSocial effectivenessChamblessPhobicsMethodological rigorResearch directions
1999
Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children With Group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Silverman W, Kurtines W, Ginsburg G, Weems C, Lumpkin P, Carmichael D. Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children With Group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1999, 67: 995-1003. PMID: 10596522, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.67.6.995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersChildChild, PreschoolCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMalePsychotherapy, GroupTreatment OutcomeConceptsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersWait-list control conditionParent sessionsTreatment gainsWLC conditionControl conditionAssessment pointsEfficacious treatmentChildrenDisordersAnxietyOutcome measuresSessionsMeasuresRandomized clinical trialsFindingsTrials