2023
Affective 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 studyLanguageChildrenTaskMothers
2022
Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth?
Martel S, Falcone M, Etkin R, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth? European Journal Of Education And Psychology 2022, 15: 7-21. DOI: 10.32457/ejep.v15i2.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividualized education planSchool impairmentSchool contextEducation planDo SchoolGrade levelSchoolsStudentsYouthAdditional moderatorsAccommodationPlanFurther researchSignificant moderation effectUnited StatesModeration effectSocial anxietyAnxietyDisabilityContextCurrent studyResearchParticipantsModerate associationChallenges
2020
Feasibility Study of Back2School, a Modular Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Youth With School Attendance Problems
Lomholt JJ, Johnsen DB, Silverman WK, Heyne D, Jeppesen P, Thastum M. Feasibility Study of Back2School, a Modular Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Youth With School Attendance Problems. Frontiers In Psychology 2020, 11: 586. PMID: 32328012, PMCID: PMC7153503, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral interventionsModular cognitive behavioral interventionBehavioral interventionsEvidence-based modulesNon-randomized trialsTransdiagnostic cognitive-behavioural interventionSignificant increaseSchool attendance dataEffectiveness trialSchool attendancePsychological symptomsFeasibility dataLevel of staffingStudy proceduresAarhus MunicipalityTrialsSchool attendance problemsTreatment deliveryIntervention outcomesInterventionSession twoSchool registersBehavior problemsConsultationCurrent study
2019
Latino and Non-Latino Parental Treatment Preferences for Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
Seligman LD, Hovey JD, Ibarra M, Hurtado G, Marin CE, Silverman WK. Latino and Non-Latino Parental Treatment Preferences for Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2019, 51: 617-624. PMID: 31807934, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-019-00945-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyLatino parentsChild anxietyNon-Latino white parentsAdolescent anxiety disordersParental involvementParental treatment preferencesPerception of burdenMental health treatmentNon-Latino parentsPotential treatment barriersYouth anxietyBehavioral therapyAnxiety disordersChild's treatmentParent involvementTreatment involvementAnxietyHealth treatmentWhite parentsTreatment barriersParents' preferencesGreater preferenceParentsCurrent study
2018
Attentional Control and Threat-Related Attention Bias Partially Explain the Association Between Maternal Psychological Control and Youth Anxiety Severity
Bose D, Vaclavik D, Buitron V, Rey Y, Silverman W, Pettit J. Attentional Control and Threat-Related Attention Bias Partially Explain the Association Between Maternal Psychological Control and Youth Anxiety Severity. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2018, 43: 427-437. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-018-9982-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThreat-related attention biasMaternal psychological controlPsychological controlYouth anxietyAttention biasAttentional controlAttentional processesEtiological modelsHigh maternal psychological controlIndirect associationsYouth anxiety disordersYouth anxiety severityClinic-referred youthAnxious youthYouth ratingsAnxiety severityAnxiety disordersMothers' ratingsAnxietyLine of inquiryPotential mediatorsSeparate linesCurrent studyYouthRatings
2014
A School-Based Post-Katrina Therapeutic Intervention
Goldman EE, Bauer D, Newman DL, Kalka E, Lochman JE, Silverman WK, Jensen PS, Curry J, Stark K, Wells KC, Bannon WM, The Integrated Psychotheraphy Consortium. A School-Based Post-Katrina Therapeutic Intervention. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2014, 42: 363-372. PMID: 25047869, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-014-0576-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSet of schoolsHigh school studentsSchool-based interventionsGroup studentsSchool studentsSchool yearIntervention studentsEmotional difficultiesDisorder symptomsMultiple informantsStudentsCommunity youthBehavioral problemsBehavioral distressRisk youthDistress levelsTraining modelMental healthFlexible adaptationSchoolsYouthCurrent studyEnhancement ProgramImplementation of evidenceCrisis situations