Wendy Silverman, PhD, ABPP
Alfred A. Messer Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of PsychologyCards
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Research
Publications
2026
Pre-Pandemic Longitudinal Factors Associated with Mental Health Difficulties in Clinically Anxious Youth During the First 15 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Chong L, Sakmar E, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Pre-Pandemic Longitudinal Factors Associated with Mental Health Difficulties in Clinically Anxious Youth During the First 15 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2026, 1-9. PMID: 42149396, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-026-02026-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive Behavioral Telehealth Treatment for Adolescents With Loss-of-Control Eating: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study
Lydecker J, Kamody R, Ozbardakci E, Silverman W, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Gueorguieva R, Grilo C. Cognitive Behavioral Telehealth Treatment for Adolescents With Loss-of-Control Eating: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study. Psychotherapy 2026, 10.1037/pst0000621. PMID: 42095875, PMCID: PMC13155366, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMindfulness Intervention for Parent Stress and Childhood Obesity Risk: A Randomized Trial
Fogelman N, Bernstein H, Bautista T, Savoye M, Chaplin T, Silverman W, Jastreboff A, Sinha R. Mindfulness Intervention for Parent Stress and Childhood Obesity Risk: A Randomized Trial. PEDIATRICS 2026, 157: e2025072230. PMID: 41786283, PMCID: PMC12989181, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-072230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention Focusing Moderates the Association Between Parent Anxiety and Attention Bias to Threat in Youth with Social Anxiety Disorder
Falcone M, Chong L, Buzzell G, Crowley M, Yang Y, Rey Y, Magnotti A, Lebowitz E, Lazarov A, Bar-Haim Y, Pine D, Silverman W, Pettit J. Attention Focusing Moderates the Association Between Parent Anxiety and Attention Bias to Threat in Youth with Social Anxiety Disorder. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2026, 1-9. PMID: 41784901, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-026-01993-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcome and cost‐effectiveness of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy compared with management as usual for youth with common mental health problems: Long‐term results from the Mind‐My‐Mind randomized trial
Vassard D, Rimvall M, Wolf R, Christensen R, Nielsen S, Plessen K, Verhulst F, Bilenberg N, Thomsen P, Thastum M, Neumer S, Pagsberg A, Silverman W, Correll C, Jeppesen P. Outcome and cost‐effectiveness of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy compared with management as usual for youth with common mental health problems: Long‐term results from the Mind‐My‐Mind randomized trial. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2026 PMID: 41774040, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.70128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 14 Youth social anxiety disorder treatment
Chong L, Silverman W. Chapter 14 Youth social anxiety disorder treatment. 2026, 455-479. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-14146-1.00015-2.Chapters
2025
Risk Factors and Trajectories of Highly Dependent Adult Children (Failure to Launch): An Add Health Study
Berger U, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Risk Factors and Trajectories of Highly Dependent Adult Children (Failure to Launch): An Add Health Study. Emerging Adulthood 2025, 14: 306-323. DOI: 10.1177/21676968251410272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex and age as moderators in the expression of internalizing and externalizing behaviors: insights from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
Øien R, Cogo-Moreira H, Nordahl-Hansen A, Juel E, Silverman W, Larsen K, Lebowitz E. Sex and age as moderators in the expression of internalizing and externalizing behaviors: insights from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). BMC Psychology 2025, 13: 1211. PMID: 41184907, PMCID: PMC12581308, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-025-03529-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamified Attention Bias Modification Training to Augment Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Byrne M, Haller S, Linke J, Lewis K, Berman E, Henry L, Pagliaccio D, Quezada D, Meyer M, Abend R, Kircanski K, Silverman W, Lazarov A, Bar-Haim Y, Brotman M, Pine D. Gamified Attention Bias Modification Training to Augment Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 40850530, PMCID: PMC12464829, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily Accommodation of Pediatric Irritability: Development and Psychometric Properties of the Family Accommodation Scale for Irritability
Whiting C, Fling K, Meigs J, Naim R, Haller S, Henry L, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Brotman M, Tseng W. Family Accommodation of Pediatric Irritability: Development and Psychometric Properties of the Family Accommodation Scale for Irritability. Behavior Therapy 2025, 57: 162-175. PMID: 41620240, PMCID: PMC12862212, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2025.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Reducing Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Young Adults with Bipolar Disorder and Depression via a Psychobehavioral Intervention
IRB ID2000032361RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date03/31/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge16 years - 29 yearsComparing F4C to Batterer Intervention
IRB ID2000026789RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date08/01/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderMaleAge18+ yearsTeen Binge Eating Study
IRB ID2000024926RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date02/28/2020Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge13 years - 17 yearsTiny Beginnings, Big Impact: How Early Brain Communication Supports Social Development
IRB ID2000021541RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date08/31/2023Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAgeUp to 1 year 9 monthsCBT for Anxiety in Children With Autism
IRB ID1211011144RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date06/30/2020Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge8 years - 14 years
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- April 30, 2026
Yale School of Medicine Receives $10 Million Gift to Fuel Support for Children’s Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being
- April 04, 2026Source: Hartford Courant
CT researchers study social media and youth mental health. Including more use versus more harm.
- March 30, 2026
Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Does More Use Always Mean More Harm?
- March 08, 2026Source: Science Daily
Parents’ Stress May Be Quietly Driving Childhood Obesity, Yale Study Finds
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