2024
Anxiety Symptom Trajectories Predict Depression Symptom Trajectories up to Four Years After CBT for Youth Anxiety Disorders
Fjermestad K, Norum F, Brask H, Kodal A, Silverman W, Heiervang E, Wergeland G. Anxiety Symptom Trajectories Predict Depression Symptom Trajectories up to Four Years After CBT for Youth Anxiety Disorders. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2024, 52: 1503-1513. PMID: 38878114, PMCID: PMC11461661, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01214-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyYouth anxiety disordersAnxiety symptom trajectoriesDepressive symptom trajectoriesDepressive symptomsSymptom trajectoriesParental mental healthAnxiety disordersAnxiety diagnosesMental healthDepression trajectoriesPost-cognitive behavioral therapyAssociated with less depressive symptomsSelf-reported depression levelsAnxiety symptom improvementDepression levelsParent-reported anxietyExamined depressive symptomsLess depressive symptomsGrowth curve modelsSelf-reported mental healthAssessment periodBehavioral therapyAnxiety trajectoriesDiagnostic recovery
2023
Maternal FGF2 levels associated with child anxiety and depression symptoms through child FGF2 levels
Lebowitz E, Marin C, Orbach M, Salmaso N, Vaccarino F, Silverman W. Maternal FGF2 levels associated with child anxiety and depression symptoms through child FGF2 levels. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 326: 193-197. PMID: 36717031, PMCID: PMC10104478, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF2 levelsDepressive symptomsDepression symptomsChild anxietySymptoms of anxietyRatings of anxietyGrowth factor 2Maternal anxietySymptomsDepressed childrenDepressionChild depressionMothersChildrenFactor 2Self-report ratingsAnxietyIntergenerational pathwaysNon-referred childrenRange of anxietyFGF2AssociationLevelsMaternal
2021
Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Compared With Management as Usual for Youth With Common Mental Health Problems
Jeppesen P, Wolf RT, Nielsen SM, Christensen R, Plessen KJ, Bilenberg N, Thomsen PH, Thastum M, Neumer SP, Puggaard LB, Pedersen M, Pagsberg AK, Silverman WK, Correll CU. Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Compared With Management as Usual for Youth With Common Mental Health Problems. JAMA Psychiatry 2021, 78: 250-260. PMID: 33355633, PMCID: PMC7758821, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsCommon mental health problemsHealth problemsMAU groupSecondary outcomesWeek 26Clinical trialsWeek 18Depressive symptomsPrimary outcome dataMain inclusion criteriaNumber of respondersMental health careBehavioral problemsHelp-seeking youthCognitive behavioral therapy programParent-reported changesTreat populationUsual carePrimary outcomeManualized CBTCognitive-behavioral psychotherapyInclusion criteriaMAIN OUTCOMEBehavioral disturbancesSystematic identification and stratification of help-seeking school-aged youth with mental health problems: a novel approach to stage-based stepped-care
Wolf RT, Puggaard LB, Pedersen MMA, Pagsberg AK, Silverman WK, Correll CU, Plessen KJ, Neumer SP, Gyrd-Hansen D, Thastum M, Bilenberg N, Thomsen PH, Jeppesen P. Systematic identification and stratification of help-seeking school-aged youth with mental health problems: a novel approach to stage-based stepped-care. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 31: 781-793. PMID: 33459884, PMCID: PMC9142415, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-021-01718-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsHealth problemsEarly treatmentIndividual-level socioeconomic dataStepped-care approachSevere mental health problemsHealth care implementationSchool-aged youthPsychopathological interviewCare implementationDepressive symptomsNational registersMental disordersBackground populationVisitation modelIntervention thresholdSeverity of problemsBehavioral problemsSymptomsTreatmentWeb-based assessmentSeverityOlder youthUrgent needSocioeconomic dataMaternal Depression and Mother-Child Oxytocin Synchrony in Youth with Anxiety Disorders
Gadassi Polack R, Joormann J, Orbach M, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Maternal Depression and Mother-Child Oxytocin Synchrony in Youth with Anxiety Disorders. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 49: 381-392. PMID: 33403493, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00744-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal depressionAnxiety disordersDepressive symptomsOT levelsBehavior problemsOwn depressive symptomsChild internalizing symptomsChild behavior problemsMother-child dyadsPsychiatric evaluationHigh levelsPeripheral measuresNegative affectChild anxietyNeuropeptide oxytocinInternalizing symptomsPhysiological synchronyBehavioral synchronySymptomsBehavioral codingInteraction tasksSalivary oxytocinAffiliative bondsDisordersDepression
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 ResearchConceptsAttentional 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 symptomsChildren
2013
Attention Bias Modification Treatment for children with anxiety disorders who do not respond to cognitive behavioral therapy: a case series
Bechor M, Pettit JW, Silverman WK, Bar-Haim Y, Abend R, Pine DS, Vasey MW, Jaccard J. Attention Bias Modification Treatment for children with anxiety disorders who do not respond to cognitive behavioral therapy: a case series. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2013, 28: 154-159. PMID: 24211147, PMCID: PMC3943612, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention Bias Modification TreatmentCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersParent ratingsAttention training programAnxiety-related impairmentChild anxietyCBT protocolABMT protocolInternalizing symptomsBehavioral therapyAnxiety symptomsAnxietyModification treatmentTraining programDepressive symptomsChildrenOpen trialRatingsImpairmentDisordersPotential promiseSymptomsFindingsCase series
2011
Children's State Anxiety in Reaction to Disaster Media Cues: A Preliminary Test of a Multivariate Model
Ortiz C, Silverman W, Jaccard J, La Greca A. Children's State Anxiety in Reaction to Disaster Media Cues: A Preliminary Test of a Multivariate Model. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2011, 3: 157-164. DOI: 10.1037/a0020098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's state anxietyState anxietySocial supportAnxiety symptomsLife eventsMedia cuesStructural equation modeling resultsElevated state anxietyChild anxiety symptomsAvailable social supportStudy's conceptual modelMultivariate conceptual modelConceptual modelNegative copingChildren's reactionsCuesElementary school studentsDepression symptomsAnxietyPreventive interventionsComparison groupSchool studentsCopingDepressive symptomsChildren
1987
Children's depressive symptoms, negative self-statements, and causal attributions for success and failure
Ward L, Friedlander M, Silverman W. Children's depressive symptoms, negative self-statements, and causal attributions for success and failure. Cognitive Therapy And Research 1987, 11: 215-227. DOI: 10.1007/bf01183266.Peer-Reviewed Original Research