2024
Pilot study of a parent-based intervention for functional somatic symptoms in children
Etkin R, Winograd S, Calhoun A, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Shapiro E. Pilot study of a parent-based intervention for functional somatic symptoms in children. Journal Of Pediatric Psychology 2024, jsae092. PMID: 39468777, DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional somatic symptomsParent-based interventionsSomatic symptomsLevels of functional impairmentWeekly group sessionsPilot studyAssociated with significant distressEvidence-based treatmentsBaseline to posttreatmentGroup sessionsSignificant distressClinical outcomesChildren's symptomsPromote better functioningTreatment satisfactionInterventionBetter functionChild's levelChild careFunctional impairmentClinical researchFollow-upChildrenSymptomsParentsFamily Accommodation and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment
Weeks G, Sakmar E, Clark T, Rose A, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Family Accommodation and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38755332, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-024-01705-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeparation anxiety symptomsFamily accommodationAnxiety symptomsAttachment securitySeparation anxietyLevels of attachment securitySeverity of anxiety symptomsAssociated with separation anxietyNo significant moderating effectsClinically anxious childrenAnxiety-related distressHigher attachment securityChild attachment securityFindings enhance understandingAnxious childrenSignificant moderating effectChild anxietyChild attachmentParenting behaviorsAnxietyModerating roleModerating effectSymptomsChildrenAttachmentAttention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation
Falcone M, Bar-Haim Y, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Attention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation. Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2024, 27: 550-560. PMID: 38740658, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-024-00482-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention trainingAnxiety reduction effectCognitive neuroscienceChild anxietyComputerized treatmentDelivery of sessionsAnxietyClinical practice settingDisordersEvidence-basedChildrenClinical trial dataPsychoeducationPractice settingsClinical practiceAttentionIncrease accessNeuroscienceTrainingClinical stepsSessionsTrial dataClinical implementationResearchExperimental research
2023
Boundaries on Parent Involvement in Their Child’s Anxiety Cognitive-Behavioral-Treatment Outcome: Parent Reinforcement and Relationship Behaviors Moderate Outcome
Silverman W, Rey Y, Marin C, Boutris P, Jaccard J, Pettit J. Boundaries on Parent Involvement in Their Child’s Anxiety Cognitive-Behavioral-Treatment Outcome: Parent Reinforcement and Relationship Behaviors Moderate Outcome. Clinical Psychological Science 2023, 12: 936-944. PMID: 39474312, PMCID: PMC11521139, DOI: 10.1177/21677026231209331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral treatmentParent reinforcementParents’ psychological controlPsychological controlCognitive behavioralRelationship behaviorsLower anxietyAnxiety disordersModeration effectPositive reinforcementParent involvementYouthAnxietyResearch replicationParentsModerate outcomeTrainingTreatment outcomesModeratorEfficacy trialsReinforcementChildrenOutcomesDisordersImplicationsDoes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships?
Etkin R, Juel E, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships? Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2023, 26: 1052-1076. PMID: 37838627, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-023-00454-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent anxiety disordersPeer relationshipsSocial functioningAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersPeer outcomesAnxiety reductionTreatment-specific effectsFunctioningTreatment specificitySystematic narrative reviewRelated difficultiesSample characteristicsMajority of studiesSpecific outcomesChildrenTreatment outcomesStatistical findingsStudy sampleDisordersNarrative reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxietyAffective Language Spreads Between Anxious Children and Their Mothers During a Challenging Puzzle Task
Nook E, Nardini C, Zacharek S, Hommel G, Spencer H, Martino A, Morra A, Flores S, Anderson T, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Affective Language Spreads Between Anxious Children and Their Mothers During a Challenging Puzzle Task. Emotion 2023, 23: 1513-1521. PMID: 36595385, PMCID: PMC10314965, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affect wordsChallenging puzzle taskAffect wordsAffective languagePuzzle taskEffective emotion regulationSpread of emotionsEmotion regulationNeuroscientific levelAnxious childrenEmotional influencesWord useBidirectional influenceAnxiety disordersBidirectional relationsMother's directionsMental healthEmotionsFuture researchWordsCurrent studyLanguageChildrenTaskMothersAssociation between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children
Bautista T, Fogelman N, Lartigue S, Silverman W, Jastreboff A, Sinha R. Association between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children. Eating Behaviors 2023, 49: 101724. PMID: 37054487, PMCID: PMC10247538, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold chaosParent stressorsYoung childrenOnly significant predictorSignificant predictorsFast food consumptionStress interventionsSeparate regression modelsParentsSpecific typesYear oldsChildrenStressorsFast food intakeChildren's fast food consumptionPredictorsFinal modelHealthy foodsOldsBehaviorStressInterventionTurnBody mass indexFindingsMaternal FGF2 levels associated with child anxiety and depression symptoms through child FGF2 levels
Lebowitz E, Marin C, Orbach M, Salmaso N, Vaccarino F, Silverman W. Maternal FGF2 levels associated with child anxiety and depression symptoms through child FGF2 levels. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 326: 193-197. PMID: 36717031, PMCID: PMC10104478, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF2 levelsDepressive symptomsDepression symptomsChild anxietySymptoms of anxietyRatings of anxietyGrowth factor 2Maternal anxietySymptomsDepressed childrenDepressionChild depressionMothersChildrenFactor 2Self-report ratingsAnxietyIntergenerational pathwaysNon-referred childrenRange of anxietyFGF2AssociationLevelsMaternalWhat is anxiety?
Musicaro R, Silverman W. What is anxiety? 2023, 219-226. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818872-9.00086-8.ChaptersChapter 19 Working with parents in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Chapter 19 Working with parents in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety. 2023, 341-358. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99613-6.00003-x.ChaptersAnxiety treatmentAdolescent anxietyAnxiety disordersChild anxiety treatmentIndividual child treatmentsAdolescent anxiety disordersExtant evidence baseParent variablesTreatment literatureChild's treatmentParent involvementParents' roleTreatment of childrenTheoretical importanceConsiderable methodological variationsEtiology of childrenMethodological variationsAnxietyParentsChildrenInvolvement approachEvidence baseValid inferencesConcrete recommendationsRich literature
2022
Проведение когнитивно-поведенческой терапии с детьми и подростками с тревожными расстройствами
Patriarca G, Pettit J, Silverman W. Проведение когнитивно-поведенческой терапии с детьми и подростками с тревожными расстройствами. Clinical Psychology And Special Education 2022, 11: 108-122. PMID: 36474931, PMCID: PMC9720550, DOI: 10.17759/cpse.2022110207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral treatmentAnxiety disordersCognitive-behavioral treatment approachCognitive-behavioral conceptualizationCognitive restructuringPhysiological arousalSeparation anxietySpecific phobiaTripartite modelBehavioral exposureBehavioral treatmentAvoidance behaviorPhases of treatmentAnxietyAdolescentsChildrenTreatment approachesEmotionsCognitionDisordersPhobiaArousalDifferent formatsConceptualizationGoal of treatmentParent Stress and Trauma, Autonomic Responses, and Negative Child Behaviors
Fogelman N, Schwartz J, Chaplin TM, Jastreboff AM, Silverman WK, Sinha R. Parent Stress and Trauma, Autonomic Responses, and Negative Child Behaviors. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2022, 54: 1779-1788. PMID: 35674991, PMCID: PMC9729425, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01377-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative child behaviorsTraumatic life eventsParent stressChild behaviorLife eventsParent-child interactionsChild behavioral outcomesGreater heart rate variabilityRecent life eventsChildren's attentionBehavioral outcomesHeart rate variabilityPhysiological copingYear old childrenLife stressAggressive behaviorCumulative stressOlder childrenMore parentsInteraction challengesAutonomic responsesParentsMajor lifeMore childrenChildren
2021
Prosocial Behavior Is a Relative Strength in Siblings of Children with Physical Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder
Orm S, Haukeland Y, Vatne T, Silverman W, Fjermestad K. Prosocial Behavior Is a Relative Strength in Siblings of Children with Physical Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities 2021, 34: 591-608. DOI: 10.1007/s10882-021-09816-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSiblings of childrenPhysical disabilityMental healthMother-child communicationChild-reported internalizingAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderType of disabilityFamily communicationDifficulties QuestionnaireSignificant correlatesDisabilityChildrenSiblingsDisordersHealthMulti-informant approachCare responsibilitiesExternalizing difficultiesInternalizingInternalizing difficultiesDirectional effects of parent and child anxiety 1 year following treatment of child anxiety, and the mediational role of parent psychological control
Silverman WK, Marin CE, Rey Y, Jaccard J, Pettit JW. Directional effects of parent and child anxiety 1 year following treatment of child anxiety, and the mediational role of parent psychological control. Depression And Anxiety 2021, 38: 1289-1297. PMID: 34464490, PMCID: PMC8664994, DOI: 10.1002/da.23210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParents’ psychological controlPsychological controlChild anxietyCognitive behavioral therapyParent anxietyIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyChild's ageAnxiety 1 yearTreatment targetsMediational roleEvidence of childrenBehavioral therapyRecent efficacy trialsParent involvementAnxietyPosttreatmentDirectional effectsParentsClinical implicationsCBT armEvidence of parentChildrenTreatment effectsModeratorEfficacy trialsModerators of response to child‐based and parent‐based child anxiety treatment: a machine learning‐based analysis
Lebowitz ER, Zilcha‐Mano S, Orbach M, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Moderators of response to child‐based and parent‐based child anxiety treatment: a machine learning‐based analysis. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2021, 62: 1175-1182. PMID: 33624848, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerators of responseParent negativityChild anxiety treatmentOxytocin levelsBaseline anxietyCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary anxiety disorderChild-reported outcomesParent-reported outcomesChildhood anxietyAnxiety treatmentAnxiety symptomsPotential moderatorsAnxiety disordersTreatment conditionsModeratorMachine learning-based analysisAnxietyNegativitySignificant interactionChildrenNonoptimal treatmentTreatment efficacyParentingSocioemotionalThe validity of a measure of adjustment in siblings of children with developmental and physical disabilities: a brief report
Orm S, Vatne T, Haukeland YB, Silverman WK, Fjermestad K. The validity of a measure of adjustment in siblings of children with developmental and physical disabilities: a brief report. Developmental Neurorehabilitation 2021, 24: 355-358. PMID: 33393399, DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2020.1869338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSiblings of childrenConvergent validityMental health measuresMental health difficultiesHealth measuresHealth difficultiesPhysical disabilityOne-factor structureSignificant correlationDisabilityChildrenFactor structureSiblingsAdjustment ScaleSiblings' adjustmentBrief reportAdjustmentMeasures of adjustment
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 abnormalitiesResearch Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders – an international consensus statement
Creswell C, Nauta MH, Hudson JL, March S, Reardon T, Arendt K, Bodden D, Cobham VE, Donovan C, Halldorsson B, In‐Albon T, Ishikawa S, Johnsen DB, Jolstedt M, de Jong R, Kreuze L, Mobach L, Rapee RM, Spence SH, Thastum M, Utens E, Vigerland S, Wergeland GJ, Essau CA, Albano AM, Chu B, Khanna M, Silverman WK, Kendall PC. Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders – an international consensus statement. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2020, 62: 255-269. PMID: 32683742, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersAdolescent anxiety disordersAccessibility of interventionsDomains of functioningYoung peopleGuide Future ResearchAnxiety diagnosesRange of outcomesSymptom reductionFuture researchOutcome measuresAdvance understandingFaulty conclusionsChildrenTreatment trialsTreatment approachesDisordersPeoplePharmacological treatmentResearchMeasuresFunctioningStudy outcome measuresSocietal costsParentsEvaluation of “SIBS”, An Intervention for Siblings and Parents of Children with Chronic Disorders
Haukeland Y, Czajkowski N, Fjermestad K, Silverman W, Mossige S, Vatne T. Evaluation of “SIBS”, An Intervention for Siblings and Parents of Children with Chronic Disorders. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2020, 29: 2201-2217. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-020-01737-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParent-sibling communicationChronic disordersParents of childrenMental healthManual adherenceBehavioral problemsPoor mental healthOpen trialDisorder knowledgeSeparate group sessionsSiblings of childrenGroup interventionManual-based group interventionDisordersParticipant satisfactionInitial feasibilityGroup sessionsChildrenInterventionOutcomesSiblingsBeneficial outcomesBaselineGrowth curve modelingAdherenceParent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment
Zilcha-Mano S, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Parent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 427-439. PMID: 32401557, PMCID: PMC8496486, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1756300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child agreementFamily accommodationMultilevel response-surface analysisAnxious Childhood EmotionsChild anxiety treatmentChild anxiety severityCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety symptom severityDistinct underlying mechanismsChildhood EmotionsChildhood anxietySupportive parentingAnxiety treatmentParent reportBehavioral therapyRole of accommodationAnxiety severityAnxiety disordersPoor treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesSymptom severitySubsequent treatment outcomesTreatment endSignificant predictorsChildren