2019
Editorial: Attention to Threat in Child Anxiety: Gazing Into the Future While Keeping Sight of the Past
Pettit JW, Silverman WK. Editorial: Attention to Threat in Child Anxiety: Gazing Into the Future While Keeping Sight of the Past. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 59: 33-35. PMID: 31585158, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersAttentionAttentional BiasChildHumansMiceReaction TimeConceptsComputer-administered tasksMaintenance of anxietyMeasurement of attentionReaction timeBiased attentionCognitive theoryChild anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxietyMouse buttonAdolescentsAttentionChildrenDisordersStimuliTaskHypothesisConsiderable dataThreatIndividualsButton clicksButtonSystematic reviewTheoryResearchers
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
2016
Attentional Control Scale for Children: Factor Structure and Concurrent Validity Among Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders
Melendez R, Bechor M, Rey Y, Pettit JW, Silverman WK. Attentional Control Scale for Children: Factor Structure and Concurrent Validity Among Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2016, 73: 489-499. PMID: 27459398, PMCID: PMC5545119, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional Control ScaleAttentional controlSelf-rating scaleControl ScaleFactor structureAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderConcurrent validityYouth anxiety symptomsDeficit hyperactivity disorderAdolescents ReferredAttentional shiftingAttentional focusingParent ratingsCorrelated subscalesYouth diagnosesAnxiety symptomsExploratory factor analysisAnxiety disordersSelf ratingsSubscale scoresRetest reliabilityFactor analysisFuture researchDepressive symptomsChildren
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