2010
Cognitive behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety disorders: long‐term effects on anxiety and secondary disorders in young adulthood
Saavedra LM, Silverman WK, Morgan‐Lopez A, Kurtines WM. Cognitive behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety disorders: long‐term effects on anxiety and secondary disorders in young adulthood. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2010, 51: 924-934. PMID: 20345838, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02242.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentAnxiety disordersBehavioral treatmentExposure-based cognitive-behavioral treatmentYoung adulthoodChildhood anxiety disordersExposure-based CBTRelative long-term efficacySubstance use disordersLong-term gainsLong-term remissionLong-term effectsPast researchPresent study aimUse disordersPhobicsSecondary outcomesAdulthoodShort-term benefitsLong-term efficacyDisordersStudy findingsTreatment approachesIndividual treatmentTransition years
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
Exposure-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders: Treatment Effects and Maintenance for Hispanic/Latino Relative to European-American Youths
PINA AA, SILVERMAN WK, FUENTES RM, KURTINES WM, WEEMS CF. Exposure-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders: Treatment Effects and Maintenance for Hispanic/Latino Relative to European-American Youths. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2003, 42: 1179-1187. PMID: 14560167, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200310000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-based cognitive-behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyEuropean American youthAnxiety disordersExposure-based cognitive-behavioral treatmentPositive treatment gainsCognitive-behavioral treatmentSpecific assessment pointsEffect sizeHispanic/Latino youthQuestionnaire dataTreatment gainsHispanics/LatinosStatistical equivalence testsLatino youthPhobicsA Comparison of Completers and Noncompleters of Exposure-Based Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Youth
Pina AA, Silverman WK, Weems CF, Kurtines WM, Goldman ML. A Comparison of Completers and Noncompleters of Exposure-Based Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Youth. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2003, 71: 701-705. PMID: 12924675, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.71.4.701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-based cognitive-behavioral treatmentCognitive-behavioral treatmentComparison of CompletersTreatment completersBehavioral treatmentAnxiety disordersPast researchAttrition researchFuture researchNoncompletersCompletersTerms of lackCognitivePhobicsResearchYouthParentsChildrenSessionsDisordersContextFindings
2000
Predictors of outcome in exposure-based cognitive and behavioral treatments for phobic and anxiety disorders in children
Berman S, Weems C, Silverman W, Kurtines W. Predictors of outcome in exposure-based cognitive and behavioral treatments for phobic and anxiety disorders in children. Behavior Therapy 2000, 31: 713-731. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(00)80040-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral treatmentParents' symptomsAnxiety disordersPotential treatment implicationsPrevious research findingsMarital adjustmentTreatment formatGroup treatmentChildren's symptomsPsychological symptomsTreatment implicationsOlder childrenPhobicsResearch findingsChildrenBest predictorParentsEffective predictorPredictorsTreatment outcomesPredictors of outcomeDisordersAnxietySymptomsAdolescents
1997
Theory in Child Psychosocial Treatment Research: Have It or Had It? A Pragmatic Alternative
Silverman W, Kurtines W. Theory in Child Psychosocial Treatment Research: Have It or Had It? A Pragmatic Alternative. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 1997, 25: 359-366. PMID: 9421745, DOI: 10.1023/a:1025780907141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial intervention researchPsychosocial treatment researchTheoretical issuesPsychosocial interventionsAnxiety disordersChallenging methodological issuesTreatment researchIntervention researchMethodological issuesPragmatic orientationMethodological sophisticationPhobicsKnowledge developmentTheoretical sophistication
1996
Phobic and anxiety disorders in Hispanic and Caucasian youth
Ginsburg G, Silverman W. Phobic and anxiety disorders in Hispanic and Caucasian youth. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 1996, 10: 517-528. DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(96)00027-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersPrimary diagnosisHispanic mental healthClinical characteristicsInterference ratingsSeparation anxiety disorderCaucasian youthChildhood anxiety disordersMental healthHispanic childrenDiagnosisDisordersLow incomeHispanic parentsCaucasiansSchool refusalHispanic youthChildrenCaucasian parentsStudy findingsMajority of indicesPhobicsFindingsIntake
1995
Family involvement in treating children with phobic and anxiety disorders: A look ahead
Ginsburg G, Silverman W, Kurtines W. Family involvement in treating children with phobic and anxiety disorders: A look ahead. Clinical Psychology Review 1995, 15: 457-473. DOI: 10.1016/0272-7358(95)00026-l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily factorsAnxiety disordersChild-focused treatmentsTherapeutic processChildhood anxietyTransfer of controlModel of changeFamily membersPhobicsFamily involvementMost interventionsInnovative interventionsTreatment effectivenessInterventionChildrenTreatment outcomesDisordersSuch factorsAnxietyTaskImportant wayMembersTreatmentDirect roleResearch
1994
Structured Diagnostic Interviews
Silverman W. Structured Diagnostic Interviews. Issues In Clinical Child Psychology 1994, 293-315. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1498-9_15.ChaptersProblem behaviorChild problem behaviorMental health professionalsAttentional difficultiesBehavioral functioningConduct problemsAnxiety disordersTheoretical orientationDiagnostic InterviewClinical InterviewData-gathering proceduresChildrenHealth professionalsInterviewsPhobicsComprehensive assessmentFunctioningDisordersProfessionalsDifficultiesFacetsClinical methodsBehavior