2020
Abnormal asymmetry of thalamic volume moderates stress from parents and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder
Zhang Y, Liu W, Lebowitz ER, Zhang F, Hu Y, Liu Z, Yang H, Wu J, Wang Y, Silverman WK, Yang Z, Cheng W. Abnormal asymmetry of thalamic volume moderates stress from parents and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder. Neuropharmacology 2020, 180: 108301. PMID: 32910952, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic volumeThalamic asymmetryAge group differencesAbnormal asymmetryAnxiety disordersBilateral thalamic volumeAnxiety symptomsBrain developmental abnormalitiesOlder age groupsSocial anxiety disorderChronic family stressMedication-free childrenFunctional lateralizationMental disordersAge groupsChronic stressBrain developmentTotal SCARED scoresDisordersFamilial stressChildrenAnxiety severityAdolescentsEmotional disordersDevelopmental abnormalities
1998
Testing the Utility of the Anxiety Sensitivity Construct in Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders
Weems CF, Hammond-Laurence K, Silverman WK, Ginsburg GS. Testing the Utility of the Anxiety Sensitivity Construct in Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 1998, 27: 69-77. PMID: 9561939, DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2701_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood Anxiety Sensitivity IndexIncremental validityAnxiety sensitivityTrait anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxiety Sensitivity IndexAge 6Clinic-referred childrenAdolescents ages 6Adolescents ages 12Children ages 6Adolescents ReferredManifest anxietyAge 12AnxietyAge groupsContinuous moderatorsChildrenFearValidityMeasuresDisordersModeratorOlder age groupsSensitivity index