2022
Attention Training as a Low-Intensity Treatment for Concerning Anxiety in Clinic-Referred Youth
Pettit J, Rey Y, Marin C, Bechor M, Lebowitz E, Vasey M, Jaccard J, Abend R, Pine D, Bar-Haim Y, Silverman W. Attention Training as a Low-Intensity Treatment for Concerning Anxiety in Clinic-Referred Youth. Behavior Therapy 2022, 54: 77-90. PMID: 36608979, PMCID: PMC9825787, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention Bias Modification TreatmentAttention control trainingAttention trainingAnxiety severityAttention controlAnxiety levelsAttention biasNeutral facesLow-intensity treatmentGlobal impairmentDot-probe taskYouth anxiety severityClinic-Referred YouthFull criteriaAttention focusingControl trainingTreatment researchYouthIndependent evaluatorsTrainingImpairment ratingsACT trialsPosttreatmentSeverity ratingsRatings
2019
Efficacy and mechanisms underlying a gamified attention bias modification training in anxious youth: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Linke JO, Jones E, Pagliaccio D, Swetlitz C, Lewis KM, Silverman WK, Bar-Haim Y, Pine DS, Brotman MA. Efficacy and mechanisms underlying a gamified attention bias modification training in anxious youth: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry 2019, 19: 246. PMID: 31391027, PMCID: PMC6686536, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2224-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyContext of CBTBias modification trainingDot-probe taskAttentional biasAnxious youthAmygdala connectivityAnxiety disordersAttention bias modification trainingPrimary anxiety disorder diagnosisHealthy comparison youthAnxiety disorder diagnosisVisual searchThreat responsesNeurobiological correlatesComparison youthBehavioral therapyTraining elementsDisorder diagnosisEngaging gameNeuronal levelYouthPrevious findingsMixed resultsTask
2018
Neural Correlates of Attentional Processing of Threat in Youth with and without Anxiety Disorders
Bechor M, Ramos ML, Crowley MJ, Silverman WK, Pettit JW, Reeb-Sutherland BC. Neural Correlates of Attentional Processing of Threat in Youth with and without Anxiety Disorders. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2018, 47: 119-129. PMID: 29607460, PMCID: PMC8900013, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-018-0424-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsDot-probe taskAttentional processingAnxiety disordersProbe taskDSM-IV-TR anxiety disordersLarger N170 amplitudesProcessing of facesLarger P1 amplitudesDistinct neural processingAttentional orientingN170 amplitudesAttentional processesStimulus valenceNeutral stimuliERP componentsNeural correlatesLarger P2Neural processingP3 amplitudeP1 amplitudeTreatment researchOpposite patternStimuliYouth