2022
Mitigating Multiple Sources of Bias in a Quasi-Experimental Integrative Data Analysis: Does Treating Childhood Anxiety Prevent Substance Use Disorders in Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood?
Saavedra LM, Morgan-López AA, West SG, Alegría M, Silverman WK. Mitigating Multiple Sources of Bias in a Quasi-Experimental Integrative Data Analysis: Does Treating Childhood Anxiety Prevent Substance Use Disorders in Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood? Prevention Science 2022, 24: 1622-1635. PMID: 36057023, DOI: 10.1007/s11121-022-01422-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy-related treatmentYoung adulthoodPropensity scoreLong-term followDrug use disordersAdolescence/young adulthoodQuasi-experimental designLate adolescence/young adulthoodClinical trialsSubstance use disorder severityLong-term effectsChild anxiety disordersEpidemiological studiesIntegrative data analysisAnxiety disorder treatmentUse disordersDisorder treatmentAnxiety disordersControl participantsEpidemiological sampleClinical samplesDisorder severityTrialsLong-term assessmentDisorders
2017
Can less be more? Open trial of a stepped care approach for child and adolescent anxiety disorders
Pettit JW, Rey Y, Bechor M, Melendez R, Vaclavik D, Buitron V, Bar-Haim Y, Pine DS, Silverman WK. Can less be more? Open trial of a stepped care approach for child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2017, 51: 7-13. PMID: 28843575, PMCID: PMC5610647, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety severityAnxiety severityAnxiety disordersCognitive-behavioral therapy protocolAdolescent anxiety disordersCo-occurring ADHDBehavioral therapy protocolAnxiety disorder treatmentHigher anxiety severityLow-intensity treatmentClinical Global Impressions-Improvement scaleHigh-intensity treatmentDisorder treatmentYouthCare treatment approach