2022
The role of attentional shifting in the relation between error monitoring and anxiety in youth
Ramos ML, Bechor M, Casas A, Pettit JW, Silverman WK, Reeb-Sutherland BC. The role of attentional shifting in the relation between error monitoring and anxiety in youth. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2022, 324: 111507. PMID: 35675720, PMCID: PMC9730549, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsError-related negativityAttentional controlERN amplitudeNeural responsesMaintenance of anxietyLarger neural responsesSelf-report measuresSmaller neural responseAttentional shiftingFlanker taskError monitoringThreat signalsAnxiety symptomsNeural markersAnxietyYouthSimultaneous EEGResponse magnitudeAttentionNegativityAbilityHigh abilityTaskLow levelsEEG
2021
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report
Etkin RG, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2021, 50: 155-176. PMID: 33739908, PMCID: PMC8025201, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1878898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth Anxiety MeasureParent-report measuresAnxiety ScaleAnxiety measuresYouth self-report measuresSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleYouth anxiety symptomsPsychometric propertiesAnxiety symptom measuresMultidimensional Anxiety ScaleChildren's Anxiety ScaleSelf-report measuresExcellent psychometric propertiesChild anxietyYouth SelfParent reportEmotional disordersAnxiety symptomsEvidence baseSymptom measuresEvidence-based updateAdditional researchMeasuresEvaluative criteriaAnxiety
2020
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report
Etkin RG, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 58-76. PMID: 32915074, PMCID: PMC7914129, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1802736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-report measuresYouth self-report measuresYouth Anxiety MeasureEvidence-based treatment deliveryPsychological scienceAnxiety measuresSelf-ReportEvidence-based assessmentPsychometric propertiesEvaluative reviewMost ratingsEvaluative criteriaEvidence-based updateFuture directionsRatingsMeasuresEvidence baseTreatment deliveryAnxietyHigh confidenceAssessment functionDisordersConfidence
2018
Negative peer social interactions and oxytocin levels linked to suicidal ideation in anxious youth
Lebowitz ER, Blumberg HP, Silverman WK. Negative peer social interactions and oxytocin levels linked to suicidal ideation in anxious youth. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 806-811. PMID: 30699863, PMCID: PMC6361537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative peer interactionsPeer social interactionSalivary oxytocin levelsAnxious youthPeer interactionsHigher oxytocin levelsAnxiety disordersOxytocin levelsSocial interactionSuicidal ideationSocial eventsSelf-report measuresPrimary anxiety disorderSemi-structured diagnostic interviewNegative social interactionsPeripheral oxytocin levelsSample of childrenPeer victimization
2001
Cognitive Errors in Youth with Anxiety Disorders: The Linkages Between Negative Cognitive Errors and Anxious Symptoms
Weems C, Berman S, Silverman W, Saavedra L. Cognitive Errors in Youth with Anxiety Disorders: The Linkages Between Negative Cognitive Errors and Anxious Symptoms. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2001, 25: 559-575. DOI: 10.1023/a:1005505531527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative cognitive errorsCognitive errorsAnxiety sensitivityTrait anxietyChildren's Negative Cognitive Error QuestionnaireManifest anxietyChildren's levelSelective abstractionCognitive Error QuestionnaireStrongest predictorSelf-report measuresMeasures of anxietySample of childrenPotential treatment implicationsCognitive modelAnxiety problemsAnxiety disordersAnxious symptomsTreatment implicationsFuture research directionsAnxietyOvergeneralizationStepwise regression analysisYouthDepression
2000
Gender Role Orientation and Fearfulness in Children With Anxiety Disorders
Ginsburg G, Silverman W. Gender Role Orientation and Fearfulness in Children With Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2000, 14: 57-67. PMID: 10770236, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(99)00033-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Functionally based prescriptive and nonprescriptive treatment for children and adolescents with school refusal behavior
Kearney C, Silverman W. Functionally based prescriptive and nonprescriptive treatment for children and adolescents with school refusal behavior. Behavior Therapy 1999, 30: 673-695. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(99)80032-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Prescriptive treatment for generalized anxiety disorder in children
Eisen A, Silverman W. Prescriptive treatment for generalized anxiety disorder in children. Behavior Therapy 1998, 29: 105-121. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(98)80034-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneralized anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersPrescriptive treatmentParent self-report measuresCognitive-behavioral interventionsIndependent clinician ratingsSelf-report measuresMultiple baseline designOveranxious childrenTreatment gainsDSM-IV criteriaBaseline designClinician ratingsPreliminary efficacyResponse classesChildrenParticipantsDisordersRatingsPhysiologic recordingsInterventionImplicationsMeasuresTreatmentSufficient improvement
1984
Treatment of an incest victim with implosive therapy: A case study
Rychtarik R, Silverman W, Van Landingham W, Prue D. Treatment of an incest victim with implosive therapy: A case study. Behavior Therapy 1984, 15: 410-420. DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7894(84)80010-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncest traumaImplosive therapySelf-report measuresCurrent life stressorsPhysiological respondingTreatment gainsInpatient therapy sessionsIncest victimsLife stressorsTherapy sessionsFemale victimsExtinction effectThoughtSessionsVictimsTraumaRespondingStressorsPrevious levelImageryHeterosexual relationsMeasuresSceneDreams