2019
The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children
Reardon T, Creswell C, Lester KJ, Arendt K, Blatter-Meunier J, Bögels SM, Coleman JRI, Cooper PJ, Heiervang ER, Herren C, Hogendoorn SM, Hudson JL, Keers R, Lyneham HJ, Marin CE, Nauta M, Rapee RM, Roberts S, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC. The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children. Psychological Assessment 2019, 31: 1006-1018. PMID: 31070449, PMCID: PMC6671872, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleSpecific anxiety disordersSocial phobia subscaleSocial anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersFear subscaleQuestionnaire measuresSeparation anxietyGeneralized anxietyAnxiety ScalePreadolescent childrenChildren's Anxiety ScaleClinic-referred sampleSeparation anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety subscaleContribution of childrenFull diagnostic assessmentSCAS subscalesAnxious childrenSocial phobiaChild reportsOptimal cutoff scoreAnxiety subscaleAnxietyCorresponding disorder
2015
Therapist‐youth agreement on alliance change predicts long‐term outcome in CBT for anxiety disorders
Fjermestad KW, Lerner MD, McLeod BD, Wergeland GJ, Heiervang ER, Silverman WK, Öst LG, De Los Reyes A, Havik OE, Haugland BS. Therapist‐youth agreement on alliance change predicts long‐term outcome in CBT for anxiety disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2015, 57: 625-632. PMID: 26647901, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyYouth anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersTreatment satisfactionEarly allianceLong-term outcomesTherapist-rated allianceCognitive behavioral therapySeparation anxiety disorderAlliance changeTherapeutic Alliance ScaleClinician severity ratingsSeverity ratingsEffectiveness trialICBT conditionICBT programSocial phobiaBehavioral therapyAlliance ScaleLevel of agreementAlliance ratingsDisordersPosttreatmentPositive outcomesOutcomesPredictors of treatment outcome in an effectiveness trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Bjelland I, Haugland BS, Silverman WK, Öst LG, Bjaastad JF, Oeding K, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. Predictors of treatment outcome in an effectiveness trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 76: 1-12. PMID: 26583954, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyChild-rated anxiety symptomsParent internalizing symptomsAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsCBT programInternalizing symptomsSocial phobiaBehavioral therapyLower family social classPrimary anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety disorderPositive treatment outcomesFamily social classChildren of parentsAnxious childrenEffectiveness trialChildren's motivationParent factorsSeparation anxietyTreatment outcomesSymptom levelsRecent effectiveness studiesPoor outcomePhobia
2014
An effectiveness study of individual vs. group cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Haugland BS, Bjaastad JF, Oeding K, Bjelland I, Silverman WK, Öst L, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. An effectiveness study of individual vs. group cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2014, 57: 1-12. PMID: 24727078, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyWaitlist controlAnxiety disordersBehavioral therapyEffectiveness of CBTGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPrincipal anxiety disorderGroup treatment approachClinical severity ratingsCBT programSocial phobiaSeparation anxietyStatistical equivalence testsGCBTSymptom measuresICBTDiagnostic InterviewYouthMore youthAnxietyTraditional hypothesis testsEquivalence testCommunity settingsRelative effectivenessDisorders
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
2008
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Silverman WK, Pina AA, Viswesvaran C. Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2008, 37: 105-130. PMID: 18444055, DOI: 10.1080/15374410701817907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavior therapySocial phobiaPsychosocial treatmentsBehavior therapyAnxiety disordersEvidence-based psychosocial treatmentsIndividual cognitive behavior therapyGroup treatment formatChambless et alAnxiety symptom reductionMeta-analytic resultsHollon (1998) criteriaYouth symptomsTreatment formatGroup treatmentClinical representativenessSymptom reductionFuture research directionsParental involvementSocial effectivenessChamblessPhobicsMethodological rigorResearch directions
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
2002
Treating a heterogeneous set of anxiety disorders in youths with group cognitive behavioral therapy: A partially nonconcurrent multiple-baseline evaluation
Lumpkin P, Silverman W, Weems C, Markham M, Kurtines W. Treating a heterogeneous set of anxiety disorders in youths with group cognitive behavioral therapy: A partially nonconcurrent multiple-baseline evaluation. Behavior Therapy 2002, 33: 163-177. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(02)80011-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersBehavioral therapyChild anxiety severitySeparation anxiety disorderMultiple-baseline evaluationSchool refusal behaviorObsessive-compulsive disorderDuration of baselineParent ratingsSocial phobiaAnxiety severitySpecific phobiaAnxious symptomsDiagnostic statusDependent measuresParent-completed questionnaireDSM-IV criteriaRefusal behaviorPractical implicationsPhobiaYouthAdolescentsChildren
2001
Test-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions
SILVERMAN W, SAAVEDRA L, PINA A. Test-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2001, 40: 937-944. PMID: 11501694, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200108000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersTest-retest reliabilityAnxiety symptomsDSM-IV anxiety disorder symptomsParent versionDSM-IVAnxiety disorder symptomsSeparation anxiety disorderTest-retest intervalSocial phobiaDisorder symptomsSpecific phobiaADISFuture researchPhobiaSymptom scale scoresInterview informationReliable instrumentExcellent reliabilityChildrenReliability coefficientsDisordersParentsScale scoreSymptoms
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