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
2020
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report
Etkin RG, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 58-76. PMID: 32915074, PMCID: PMC7914129, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1802736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-report measuresYouth self-report measuresYouth Anxiety MeasureEvidence-based treatment deliveryPsychological scienceAnxiety measuresSelf-ReportEvidence-based assessmentPsychometric propertiesEvaluative reviewMost ratingsEvaluative criteriaEvidence-based updateFuture directionsRatingsMeasuresEvidence baseTreatment deliveryAnxietyHigh confidenceAssessment functionDisordersConfidence
2018
Attentional Control and Threat-Related Attention Bias Partially Explain the Association Between Maternal Psychological Control and Youth Anxiety Severity
Bose D, Vaclavik D, Buitron V, Rey Y, Silverman W, Pettit J. Attentional Control and Threat-Related Attention Bias Partially Explain the Association Between Maternal Psychological Control and Youth Anxiety Severity. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2018, 43: 427-437. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-018-9982-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThreat-related attention biasMaternal psychological controlPsychological controlYouth anxietyAttention biasAttentional controlAttentional processesEtiological modelsHigh maternal psychological controlIndirect associationsYouth anxiety disordersYouth anxiety severityClinic-referred youthAnxious youthYouth ratingsAnxiety severityAnxiety disordersMothers' ratingsAnxietyLine of inquiryPotential mediatorsSeparate linesCurrent studyYouthRatings
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 ResearchAnxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children
Schleider JL, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2017, 49: 187-196. PMID: 28616690, PMCID: PMC6688181, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0740-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety symptom severityChild anxiety symptom severityFamily accommodationAnxiety sensitivityAnxious childrenSymptom severityClinically Anxious ChildrenAnxiety-provoking stimuliLong-term anxietySubset of childrenAnxiety severityImmediate distressMothers' ratingsChildren's symptomsParental involvementChildrenDistressRatingsSeverity associationStrength of associationAnxietyHigh levelsStimuliAccommodationLink
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
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
2011
Sex Variations in Youth Anxiety Symptoms: Effects of Pubertal Development and Gender Role Orientation
Carter R, Silverman WK, Jaccard J. Sex Variations in Youth Anxiety Symptoms: Effects of Pubertal Development and Gender Role Orientation. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2011, 40: 730-741. PMID: 21916691, PMCID: PMC3209758, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.597082.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Clinical Distinctions Between Selective Mutism and Social Phobia: An Investigation of Childhood Psychopathology
YEGANEH R, BEIDEL DC, TURNER SM, PINA AA, SILVERMAN WK. Clinical Distinctions Between Selective Mutism and Social Phobia: An Investigation of Childhood Psychopathology. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2003, 42: 1069-1075. PMID: 12960706, DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000070262.24125.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective mutismSocial phobiaSocial anxietySocial anxiety disorderSelf-reported dataDelinquency subscaleTrait anxietyBroadband internalizingAnxiety disordersChildhood psychopathologyObserver ratingsExternalizing scalesSocial distressPhobiaGroup differencesGeneral fearAnxietyMutismHigher ratingsPsychopathologyChildrenFearRatingsExtreme levelsAge-matched controls
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 ResearchConceptsFear 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
Prescriptive treatment for generalized anxiety disorder in children
Eisen A, Silverman W. Prescriptive treatment for generalized anxiety disorder in children. Behavior Therapy 1998, 29: 105-121. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(98)80034-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneralized anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersPrescriptive treatmentParent self-report measuresCognitive-behavioral interventionsIndependent clinician ratingsSelf-report measuresMultiple baseline designOveranxious childrenTreatment gainsDSM-IV criteriaBaseline designClinician ratingsPreliminary efficacyResponse classesChildrenParticipantsDisordersRatingsPhysiologic recordingsInterventionImplicationsMeasuresTreatmentSufficient improvement
1993
Parent reports of child behavior problems: Bias in participation
La Greca A, Silverman W. Parent reports of child behavior problems: Bias in participation. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 1993, 21: 89-101. PMID: 8463507, DOI: 10.1007/bf00910491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent ratingsLess attention problemsChild behavior problemsBetter academic skillsAttention problemsChild functioningParent reportBehavior problemsAcademic skillsParent participantsLess depressionMinority childrenNonminority childrenChildren's participationParentsChildrenFunctioningPeersRatings
1990
Treatment of an adolescent with obsessive-compulsive disorder by alternating response prevention and cognitive therapy: An empirical analysis
Kearney C, Silverman W. Treatment of an adolescent with obsessive-compulsive disorder by alternating response prevention and cognitive therapy: An empirical analysis. Journal Of Behavior Therapy And Experimental Psychiatry 1990, 21: 39-47. PMID: 2373767, DOI: 10.1016/0005-7916(90)90047-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderResponse preventionCompulsive behaviorsSelf-reported anxietyObsessive-compulsive behaviorSevere obsessive-compulsive disorderParental ratingsClient ratingsAnxietyBaseline measuresPersonal discomfortRatingsDepressionDisordersAdolescentsBehaviorParentsSessionsBoysFrequency levelsMeasuresSignificant influence
1988
The Influence of Gender on Children's Ratings of Fear in Self and Same-Aged Peers
Silverman W, Nelles W. The Influence of Gender on Children's Ratings of Fear in Self and Same-Aged Peers. The Journal Of Genetic Psychology 1988, 149: 17-21. PMID: 3373184, DOI: 10.1080/00221325.1988.10532134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-aged peersFear Survey ScheduleNine-year-old childrenChildren's fearsChildren's ratingsSurvey ScheduleOpposite genderFearOwn fearsInfluence of genderFuture researchGender differencesSame genderPeersRatingsChildrenGirlsBoysFemale judgesGenderPresent studyTerms of intensitySelfImplicationsJudges
1983
Affective Matching in Nine-Year-Old Girls
Silverman W, Drabman R. Affective Matching in Nine-Year-Old Girls. The Journal Of Psychology 1983, 115: 123-129. DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1983.9923607.Peer-Reviewed Original Research