2024
Family Accommodation in Anxious Irritable and Anxious Nonirritable Youth
Budagzad-Jacobson R, Musicaro R, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Family Accommodation in Anxious Irritable and Anxious Nonirritable Youth. Behavior Therapy 2024, 55: 913-921. PMID: 39174269, PMCID: PMC11341947, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationIrritable youthYouth anxietyParent ratingsCo-occurrence of anxietyLevels of irritabilityInfluence of irritabilityClinic-referredAnxiety disordersDiagnostic InterviewChild anxietyYouth ratingsAnxietyAccommodation behaviorAnxiety levelsTreatment targetModerating effectIrritability levelsYouthCo-occurrenceParentsIrritationDisordersFindingsAssociation
2023
Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships?
Etkin R, Juel E, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships? Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2023, 26: 1052-1076. PMID: 37838627, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-023-00454-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent anxiety disordersPeer relationshipsSocial functioningAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersPeer outcomesAnxiety reductionTreatment-specific effectsFunctioningTreatment specificitySystematic narrative reviewRelated difficultiesSample characteristicsMajority of studiesSpecific outcomesChildrenTreatment outcomesStatistical findingsStudy sampleDisordersNarrative reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxietyMothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth
Seligman L, Marin C, Hovey J, Rey Y, Pettit J, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Mothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-11. PMID: 37470923, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01567-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological controlChild anxietyHispanic familiesChild anxiety treatmentMothers' psychological controlFathers of youthProtective parenting behaviorsHispanic youthParental accommodationPsychological accommodationSample of mothersParenting behaviorsAversive experiencesParenting stylesAnxiety treatmentNegative reinforcementModel hypothesizingAnxietyWhite samplesSevere anxietyYouthStyleParentingFathersFindingsAssociation between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children
Bautista T, Fogelman N, Lartigue S, Silverman W, Jastreboff A, Sinha R. Association between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children. Eating Behaviors 2023, 49: 101724. PMID: 37054487, PMCID: PMC10247538, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold chaosParent stressorsYoung childrenOnly significant predictorSignificant predictorsFast food consumptionStress interventionsSeparate regression modelsParentsSpecific typesYear oldsChildrenStressorsFast food intakeChildren's fast food consumptionPredictorsFinal modelHealthy foodsOldsBehaviorStressInterventionTurnBody mass indexFindings
2022
Anxious Bullies: Parent Distress and Youth Anxiety Interact to Predict Bullying Perpetration
Musicaro RM, Yeguez CE, Rey Y, Silverman WK, Pettit JW. Anxious Bullies: Parent Distress and Youth Anxiety Interact to Predict Bullying Perpetration. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2022, 55: 812-818. PMID: 36222997, PMCID: PMC10090230, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01443-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYouth anxietyParent distressBullying perpetrationAnxiety symptom severityAnxious samplesYouth distressPercent of youthAnxietyBulliesParents' levelPerpetrationDistressSymptom severityHome problemsYouthEmpirical findingsSignificant interactionPast monthFindingsOverlooked groupNovel insightsEarlier studies
2020
What Drives Symptom Reduction in Attention Bias Modification Treatment? A Randomized Controlled Experiment in Clinically Anxious Youths
Linetzky M, Pettit J, Silverman W, Pine D, Bar-Haim Y. What Drives Symptom Reduction in Attention Bias Modification Treatment? A Randomized Controlled Experiment in Clinically Anxious Youths. Clinical Psychological Science 2020, 8: 506-518. DOI: 10.1177/2167702620902130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention bias modificationSpatial attentionAttention controlABM efficacyAnxious youthAnxiety symptomsAttention Bias Modification TreatmentThreat exposureClinically Anxious YouthSelective spatial attentionTreatment expectanciesAnxiety disordersSymptom reductionGroup differencesYouthLevel of changeAttentionModification treatmentControlled ExperimentMidtreatmentTreatment effectsFour-armFindingsPosttreatmentSymptoms
2017
Brief Report: Bullying and Anxiety in High-Functioning Adolescents with ASD
van Schalkwyk G, Smith IC, Silverman WK, Volkmar FR. Brief Report: Bullying and Anxiety in High-Functioning Adolescents with ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 48: 1819-1824. PMID: 29152669, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3378-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Genome-wide association study of response to cognitive–behavioural therapy in children with anxiety disorders
Coleman JR, Lester KJ, Keers R, Roberts S, Curtis C, Arendt K, Bögels S, Cooper P, Creswell C, Dalgleish T, Hartman CA, Heiervang ER, Hötzel K, Hudson JL, In-Albon T, Lavallee K, Lyneham HJ, Marin CE, Meiser-Stedman R, Morris T, Nauta MH, Rapee RM, Schneider S, Schneider SC, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Waite P, Wergeland GJ, Breen G, Eley TC. Genome-wide association study of response to cognitive–behavioural therapy in children with anxiety disorders. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 209: 236-243. PMID: 26989097, PMCID: PMC5007453, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.168229.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2009
Directionality 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 changesFindingsResearchExplanationCross-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 ResearchConceptsManifest 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
2008
Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among ‘at‐risk’ African American adolescent girls
Carter R, Jaccard J, Silverman WK, Pina AA. Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among ‘at‐risk’ African American adolescent girls. Journal Of Adolescence 2008, 32: 467-481. PMID: 18801563, PMCID: PMC2796368, DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAge FactorsAnxietyBehavioral SymptomsBlack or African AmericanChildDepressionEmotionsFemaleFloridaHumansInternal-External ControlJuvenile DelinquencyParentsPubertyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSchoolsSex FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsRetrospective reportsPubertal timingEmotional problemsTeacher reportsStructural equation modeling resultsAfrican American adolescent girlsAdolescent internalizing problemsAmerican adolescent girlsGirls' pubertal developmentAfrican American girlsPsychosocial adjustmentInternalizing problemsDelinquent behaviorBehavioral problemsPubertal developmentRelative pubertal timingAdolescent girlsAmerican girlsGirlsStudy findingsDisadvantaged urban settingTeachersPresent studyPeersFindingsThe Relations between Anxiety Sensitivity and Anxiety Control in the Prediction of Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents
Marin C, Rey Y, Nichols-Lopez K, Silverman W. The Relations between Anxiety Sensitivity and Anxiety Control in the Prediction of Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents. Behavioural And Cognitive Psychotherapy 2008, 36: 391-402. DOI: 10.1017/s1352465808004475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety sensitivityHigh anxiety sensitivityAnxiety controlAnxiety symptomsPartial mediatorPrediction of anxietyYouth anxietyStudy's conceptual modelConceptual modelInternal reactionsYouth sexAnxietyExternal threatsAdolescentsClinical implicationsGirlsBoysPotential clinical implicationsChildrenModeratorResearch clinicHigh levelsPresent studyContextFindings
2003
The Role of Control in Childhood Anxiety Disorders
Weems C, Silverman W, Rapee R, Pina A. The Role of Control in Childhood Anxiety Disorders. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2003, 27: 557-568. DOI: 10.1023/a:1026307121386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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 lackCognitivePhobicsResearchYouthParentsChildrenSessionsDisordersContextFindings
2002
Classification of anxiety disorders in children: what a difference two decades make
Saavedra L, Silverman W. Classification of anxiety disorders in children: what a difference two decades make. International Review Of Psychiatry 2002, 14: 87-101. DOI: 10.1080/09540260220132617.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAnxiety disordersInternal validityExternal validitySpecificity of effectsAnxiety diagnosesDiagnostic Interview ScheduleLess researchDSM-IVIssues of reliabilitySpecific disordersAdolescentsMore research attentionResearch attentionChildrenInterview scheduleDisordersValidityLittle workRelative low prevalenceBroad categoriesYouthFindingsStrong evidenceValidation processExternal validation process
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 ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersWait-list control conditionParent sessionsTreatment gainsWLC conditionControl conditionAssessment pointsEfficacious treatmentChildrenDisordersAnxietyOutcome measuresSessionsMeasuresRandomized clinical trialsFindingsTrials
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
1996
Phobic and anxiety disorders in Hispanic and Caucasian youth
Ginsburg G, Silverman W. Phobic and anxiety disorders in Hispanic and Caucasian youth. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 1996, 10: 517-528. DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(96)00027-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersPrimary diagnosisHispanic mental healthClinical characteristicsInterference ratingsSeparation anxiety disorderCaucasian youthChildhood anxiety disordersMental healthHispanic childrenDiagnosisDisordersLow incomeHispanic parentsCaucasiansSchool refusalHispanic youthChildrenCaucasian parentsStudy findingsMajority of indicesPhobicsFindingsIntakePrediction 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 ResearchConceptsSelf-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