2024
Group cohesion and alliance predict cognitive-behavioral group treatment outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders
Fjermestad K, Wallin M, Naujokat F, McLeod B, Silverman W, Öst L, Lerner M, Heiervang E, Wergeland G. Group cohesion and alliance predict cognitive-behavioral group treatment outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-19. PMID: 39105346, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2024.2385906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup cognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsDiagnostic recoveryParent-reported anxiety symptomsGroup cohesionCognitive behavioral therapyRandomized controlled effectiveness trialBehavioral therapyAlliance changeParent-reported outcomesEffectiveness trialClinical severityTreatment outcomesAnxietyPost-treatmentDisordersAllianceSymptomsYouthFollow-upGeneralized estimating equationsSeveritySessionsOutcomesPatterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety
Bertie L, Arendt K, Coleman J, Cooper P, Creswell C, Eley T, Hartman C, Heiervang E, In‐Albon T, Krause K, Lester K, Marin C, Nauta M, Rapee R, Schneider S, Schniering C, Silverman W, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Waite P, Wergeland G, Hudson J. Patterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38817012, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersAnxiety diagnosesGrowth curve modelsMinimal respondersGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPatterns of symptom changeCurve modelClinically anxious youthSocial anxiety disorderAssociated with significantly less improvementResponse patternsAssess patterns of changeAnxious youthDisorder remissionChildhood anxietyMaternal psychopathologyBehavioral therapyDisorder severityDiagnostic statusSymptom changePre-and post-treatmentDelayed respondersAnxietyParental factors
2019
Group- Versus Parent-Involvement CBT for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Treatment Specificity and Long-Term Recovery Mediation
Silverman WK, Marin CE, Rey Y, Kurtines WM, Jaccard J, Pettit JW. Group- Versus Parent-Involvement CBT for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Treatment Specificity and Long-Term Recovery Mediation. Clinical Psychological Science 2019, 7: 840-855. PMID: 33758679, PMCID: PMC7984418, DOI: 10.1177/2167702619830404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup cognitive behavioral therapyParental psychological controlPsychological controlAnxiety reductionAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersChildhood anxiety disordersPrimary anxiety diagnosisCognitive behavioral therapyTreatment specificityYouth anxietyCBT targetsBehavioral therapyAnxiety diagnosesCBTMediationPutative mediatorsPosttreatmentDisordersAnxietyYouthEfficacy trialsMediatorsParentsSpecific mechanisms
2017
Parental Acculturation Level Moderates Outcome in Peer-Involved and Parent-Involved CBT for Anxiety Disorders in Latino Youth
Vaclavik D, Buitron V, Rey Y, Marin CE, Silverman WK, Pettit JW. Parental Acculturation Level Moderates Outcome in Peer-Involved and Parent-Involved CBT for Anxiety Disorders in Latino Youth. Journal Of Latinx Psychology 2017, 5: 261-274. PMID: 29226037, PMCID: PMC5720156, DOI: 10.1037/lat0000095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyGroup CBTParental acculturationLatino youthAnxiety disordersAnxiety outcomesEfficacy of CBTGroup cognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety scoresCBT outcomeBehavioral therapyUS cultureParental acculturation levelYouthAcculturation levelAcculturationModeratorEfficacious treatmentModerate outcomeDisordersHigh levelsFurther evidencePeersScoresLow levelsPolygenic Scores for Differential Susceptibility to Emotional Symptoms Predict Response to Cbt in Child Anxiety
Eley T, Keers R, Coleman J, Lester K, Thastum M, Schneider S, Heiervang E, Meiser-Stedman R, Nauta M, Silverman W, Creswell C, Hudson J, Plomin R, Lewis C, Breen G. Polygenic Scores for Differential Susceptibility to Emotional Symptoms Predict Response to Cbt in Child Anxiety. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 27: s502-s503. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.09.606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyEmotional problemsAnxiety disordersPolygenic scoresIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyGroup cognitive behavioral therapyDifferential susceptibility hypothesisChild anxietyPsychological treatmentBehavioral therapyEmotional symptomsSusceptibility hypothesisPositive environmentMental healthGreater environmental sensitivityHigher scoresImportant predictorTwin pairsChildrenSuccessful replicationMonozygotic twin pairsIndividualsEnvironmental sensitivityScoresCBT
2014
An effectiveness study of individual vs. group cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Haugland BS, Bjaastad JF, Oeding K, Bjelland I, Silverman WK, Öst L, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. An effectiveness study of individual vs. group cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2014, 57: 1-12. PMID: 24727078, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyWaitlist controlAnxiety disordersBehavioral therapyEffectiveness of CBTGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPrincipal anxiety disorderGroup treatment approachClinical severity ratingsCBT programSocial phobiaSeparation anxietyStatistical equivalence testsGCBTSymptom measuresICBTDiagnostic InterviewYouthMore youthAnxietyTraditional hypothesis testsEquivalence testCommunity settingsRelative effectivenessDisorders
2002
Treating a heterogeneous set of anxiety disorders in youths with group cognitive behavioral therapy: A partially nonconcurrent multiple-baseline evaluation
Lumpkin P, Silverman W, Weems C, Markham M, Kurtines W. Treating a heterogeneous set of anxiety disorders in youths with group cognitive behavioral therapy: A partially nonconcurrent multiple-baseline evaluation. Behavior Therapy 2002, 33: 163-177. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(02)80011-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersBehavioral therapyChild anxiety severitySeparation anxiety disorderMultiple-baseline evaluationSchool refusal behaviorObsessive-compulsive disorderDuration of baselineParent ratingsSocial phobiaAnxiety severitySpecific phobiaAnxious symptomsDiagnostic statusDependent measuresParent-completed questionnaireDSM-IV criteriaRefusal behaviorPractical implicationsPhobiaYouthAdolescentsChildren
1999
Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children With Group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Silverman W, Kurtines W, Ginsburg G, Weems C, Lumpkin P, Carmichael D. Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children With Group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1999, 67: 995-1003. PMID: 10596522, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.67.6.995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersWait-list control conditionParent sessionsTreatment gainsWLC conditionControl conditionAssessment pointsEfficacious treatmentChildrenDisordersAnxietyOutcome measuresSessionsMeasuresRandomized clinical trialsFindingsTrials