Wendy K Silverman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4596356 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wendy K Silverman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wendy K |
| FAMILY NAME | Silverman |
| SIGNATURE | SILVERMAN W K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4415-4098 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Outcome and cost‐effectiveness of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy compared with management as usual for youth with common mental health problems: Long‐term results from the Mind‐My‐Mind r…
BACKGROUND: Credible long-term outcomes from randomized trials evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of preventive programs for mental health problems are needed. We compared long-term effects of the Mind My Mind (MMM) transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program to management as usual (MAU). METHODS: The study was a pragmatic, multisite, randomized superiority trial (2017-2019) involving youths aged 6-16 years with an…
Attention Focusing Moderates the Association Between Parent Anxiety and Attention Bias to Threat in Youth with Social Anxiety Disorder
Family Accommodation of Pediatric Irritability: Development and Psychometric Properties of the Family Accommodation Scale for Irritability
Risk Factors and Trajectories of Highly Dependent Adult Children (Failure to Launch): An Add Health Study
The risk factors and trajectories of ‘failure to launch’ (FTL; i.e., adults who depend on their parents while not in employment or higher education) are not well understood. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), we compared two groups: adults with FTL (N = 641) and without FTL (N = 8993). Academic, social, psychiatric, behavioral, and physical risk factors were examined by comparing the groups…
Sex and age as moderators in the expression of internalizing and externalizing behaviors: Insights from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
Findings indicate that the expression of behavioral problems among anxiety-referred youth differs by both sex and developmental stage. Early externalizing difficulties in boys and later-emerging internalizing difficulties in girls suggest that findings may inform age- and sex-sensitive approaches to assessment and intervention to age- and sex-specific trajectories in pediatric anxiety populations
Using Machine Learning to Predict Treatment Outcome in a Concatenated Dataset of Youth Anxiety Treatments
Positive and Negative Experiences of Social Media Use in Early Adolescents with Social Anxiety
Patterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents demonstrate diverse patterns of symptom change and disorder remission following cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders. To better understand children who respond sub-optimally to CBT, this study investigated youths (N = 1,483) who continued to meet criteria for one or more clinical anxiety diagnosis immediately following treatment or at any point during the 12 months following treatment. MET…
Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children
Adults who do not work, pursue higher education, or live independently from their parents despite the absence of a diagnosed physical, neurodevelopmental, or intellectual disability are often referred to as having ‘failure to launch’ (FTL). This preliminary randomized controlled trial evaluated a new parent-based intervention for FTL: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions for FTL (SPACE-FTL). Parents of adults with FTL were assigned…
Family Accommodation and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment
Affective language spreads between anxious children and their mothers during a challenging puzzle task
Humans influence each other's emotions. The spread of emotion is well documented across behavioral, psychophysiological, and neuroscientific levels of analysis, but might this influence also be evident in language (e.g., are people more likely to use emotion words after hearing someone else use them)? The current study tests whether mothers and children influence each other's use of affective language. From 2018 to 2020, children aged 6-12 who me…
Mothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth
Anxious Bullies: Parent Distress and Youth Anxiety Interact to Predict Bullying Perpetration
Parent Stress and Trauma, Autonomic Responses, and Negative Child Behaviors
Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders – an international consensus statement
Background: Anxiety disorders in children and young people are common and bring significant personal and societal costs. Over the last two decades, there has been a substantial increase in research evaluating psychological and pharmacological treatments for anxiety disorders in children and young people and exciting and novel research has continued as the field strives to improve efficacy and effectiveness, and accessibility of interventions. Thi…
Moderators of response to child‐based and parent‐based child anxiety treatment: A machine learning‐based analysis
BACKGROUND: Identifying moderators of response to treatment for childhood anxiety can inform clinical decision-making and improve overall treatment efficacy. We examined moderators of response to child-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and parent-based SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) in a recent randomized clinical trial. METHODS: We applied a machine learning approach to identify moderators of treatment respons…
Latino and Non-Latino Parental Treatment Preferences for Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children
Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children
Parental acculturation level moderates outcome in peer-involved and parent-involved CBT for anxiety disorders in Latino youth
Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) are efficacious treatments for anxiety disorders in Latino youth. However, there is a gap in knowledge about moderators of CBT outcomes in Latino youth. This study addresses this gap by examining parental acculturation as a moderator of youth anxiety outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of parent-involved CBT (CBT/P) and peer-involved group CBT (GCBT) in 139 Latino youth (ages 6 to 16 years; mean age = 9…
Research Protocol: Development, implementation and evaluation of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention programme for the management of anxiety symptoms in South African children with visu…
If the anxiety intervention programme is found to be effective in reducing symptoms of anxiety, this universal intervention will lay down the foundation upon which future contextually sensitive (South African) anxiety intervention programmes can be built
Race and Perceived Pubertal Transition Effects on Girls’ Depressive Symptoms and Delinquent Behaviors
Children's state anxiety in reaction to disaster media cues: A preliminary test of a multivariate model
An Examination of the Tripartite Model of Anxiety and Depression in an Outpatient Sample of Adolescents
Anxiety and depressive disorders are the most common mental health problems for adolescents; understanding their etiology and course is necessary for developing effective prevention and treatment programs. The tripartite model of anxiety and depression was evaluated in a random, clinical sample of 185 adolescents, with an average age of 15.09 years (SD = 1.9), with 58.4% males (n = 108). Survey packets were mailed to participants (61% response ra…
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Traumatic Events
Child and adolescent trauma exposure is prevalent, with trauma exposure-related symptoms, including posttraumatic stress, depressive, and anxiety symptoms often causing substantial impairment. This article updates the evidence base on psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent trauma exposure completed for this journal by Silverman et al. (2008). For this review, we focus on 37 studies conducted during the seven years since the last review.…
A Developmental Intervention Science (DIS) Outreach Research Approach to Promoting Youth Development: Theoretical, Methodological, and Meta-Theoretical Challenges
This paper describes work directed toward creating community-supported positive youth development interventions that draw on a developmental intervention science outreach research approach. With respect to developmental interventions, this approach focuses on creating evidence-based longitudinal change intervention strategies for promoting long-term developmental change. The paper describes three broad challenges (theoretical, methodological, and…
Promoting Positive Youth Development: New Directions in Developmental Theory, Methods, and Research
The articles in this special issue report the efforts of the Miami Youth Development Project (YDP), a community-supported positive youth development program of outreach research that draws on a developmental intervention science (DIS) perspective (i.e., a fusion of the developmental and intervention science literatures). These reports illustrate how the application of DIS outreach research contributes to knowledge of human development at all leve…
Promoting Positive Youth Development: Implications for Future Directions in Developmental Theory, Methods, and Research
The efforts of the Miami Youth Development Project reported in this special issue illustrate how Developmental Intervention Science (DIS; a fusion of the developmental and intervention science) extended to include outreach research contributes to the development of community-supported positive youth development programs. In the process, the articles further illustrate the general utility of Developmental Intervention Science outreach research in …
Parental acculturation level moderates outcome in peer-involved and parent-involved CBT for anxiety disorders in Latino youth
Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) are efficacious treatments for anxiety disorders in Latino youth. However, there is a gap in knowledge about moderators of CBT outcomes in Latino youth. This study addresses this gap by examining parental acculturation as a moderator of youth anxiety outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of parent-involved CBT (CBT/P) and peer-involved group CBT (GCBT) in 139 Latino youth (ages 6 to 16 years; mean age = 9…
Race and Perceived Pubertal Transition Effects on Girls’ Depressive Symptoms and Delinquent Behaviors
Persons's description of psychotherapy outcome studies does not accurately represent psychotherapy outcome studies
Persons's description of psychotherapy outcome studies does not accurately represent psychotherapy outcome studies
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress in children after Hurricane Andrew: A prospective study.
The authors examined symptoms of posttraumatic stress in 3rd-5th grade children during the school year after Hurricane Andrew. From a conceptual model of the effects of traumatic events, 442 children were evaluated 3, 7, and 10 months postdisaster with respect to (a) their exposure to traumatic events during and after the disaster, (b) their preexisting demographic characteristics, (c) the occurrence of major life stressors, (d) the availability …
The impact of exposure to crime and violence on urban youth
Ninety-six students at a high school in a major urban setting were assessed for exposure to violent crime, resultant stress symptoms, and use of social support and coping strategies to moderate the symptoms. Rates of exposure and symptomatology were found to be high, and aspects of the moderating factors were significantly related to amount and severity of symptoms. Directions for further research are outlined and implications for intervention ar…
Test-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Traumatic Events
Child and adolescent trauma exposure is prevalent, with trauma exposure-related symptoms, including posttraumatic stress, depressive, and anxiety symptoms often causing substantial impairment. This article updates the evidence base on psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent trauma exposure completed for this journal by Silverman et al. (2008). For this review, we focus on 37 studies conducted during the seven years since the last review.…
Promoting Positive Youth Development: Implications for Future Directions in Developmental Theory, Methods, and Research
The efforts of the Miami Youth Development Project reported in this special issue illustrate how Developmental Intervention Science (DIS; a fusion of the developmental and intervention science) extended to include outreach research contributes to the development of community-supported positive youth development programs. In the process, the articles further illustrate the general utility of Developmental Intervention Science outreach research in …
A Developmental Intervention Science (DIS) Outreach Research Approach to Promoting Youth Development: Theoretical, Methodological, and Meta-Theoretical Challenges
This paper describes work directed toward creating community-supported positive youth development interventions that draw on a developmental intervention science outreach research approach. With respect to developmental interventions, this approach focuses on creating evidence-based longitudinal change intervention strategies for promoting long-term developmental change. The paper describes three broad challenges (theoretical, methodological, and…
Promoting Positive Youth Development: New Directions in Developmental Theory, Methods, and Research
The articles in this special issue report the efforts of the Miami Youth Development Project (YDP), a community-supported positive youth development program of outreach research that draws on a developmental intervention science (DIS) perspective (i.e., a fusion of the developmental and intervention science literatures). These reports illustrate how the application of DIS outreach research contributes to knowledge of human development at all leve…
An Examination of the Tripartite Model of Anxiety and Depression in an Outpatient Sample of Adolescents
Anxiety and depressive disorders are the most common mental health problems for adolescents; understanding their etiology and course is necessary for developing effective prevention and treatment programs. The tripartite model of anxiety and depression was evaluated in a random, clinical sample of 185 adolescents, with an average age of 15.09 years (SD = 1.9), with 58.4% males (n = 108). Survey packets were mailed to participants (61% response ra…
Children's state anxiety in reaction to disaster media cues: A preliminary test of a multivariate model
Race and Perceived Pubertal Transition Effects on Girls’ Depressive Symptoms and Delinquent Behaviors
Research Protocol: Development, implementation and evaluation of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention programme for the management of anxiety symptoms in South African children with visu…
If the anxiety intervention programme is found to be effective in reducing symptoms of anxiety, this universal intervention will lay down the foundation upon which future contextually sensitive (South African) anxiety intervention programmes can be built
Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children
Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children
Parental acculturation level moderates outcome in peer-involved and parent-involved CBT for anxiety disorders in Latino youth
Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) are efficacious treatments for anxiety disorders in Latino youth. However, there is a gap in knowledge about moderators of CBT outcomes in Latino youth. This study addresses this gap by examining parental acculturation as a moderator of youth anxiety outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of parent-involved CBT (CBT/P) and peer-involved group CBT (GCBT) in 139 Latino youth (ages 6 to 16 years; mean age = 9…
Latino and Non-Latino Parental Treatment Preferences for Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders – an international consensus statement
Background: Anxiety disorders in children and young people are common and bring significant personal and societal costs. Over the last two decades, there has been a substantial increase in research evaluating psychological and pharmacological treatments for anxiety disorders in children and young people and exciting and novel research has continued as the field strives to improve efficacy and effectiveness, and accessibility of interventions. Thi…
Moderators of response to child‐based and parent‐based child anxiety treatment: A machine learning‐based analysis
BACKGROUND: Identifying moderators of response to treatment for childhood anxiety can inform clinical decision-making and improve overall treatment efficacy. We examined moderators of response to child-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and parent-based SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) in a recent randomized clinical trial. METHODS: We applied a machine learning approach to identify moderators of treatment respons…
Anxious Bullies: Parent Distress and Youth Anxiety Interact to Predict Bullying Perpetration
Parent Stress and Trauma, Autonomic Responses, and Negative Child Behaviors
Affective language spreads between anxious children and their mothers during a challenging puzzle task
Humans influence each other's emotions. The spread of emotion is well documented across behavioral, psychophysiological, and neuroscientific levels of analysis, but might this influence also be evident in language (e.g., are people more likely to use emotion words after hearing someone else use them)? The current study tests whether mothers and children influence each other's use of affective language. From 2018 to 2020, children aged 6-12 who me…
Mothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth
Patterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents demonstrate diverse patterns of symptom change and disorder remission following cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders. To better understand children who respond sub-optimally to CBT, this study investigated youths (N = 1,483) who continued to meet criteria for one or more clinical anxiety diagnosis immediately following treatment or at any point during the 12 months following treatment. MET…
Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children
Adults who do not work, pursue higher education, or live independently from their parents despite the absence of a diagnosed physical, neurodevelopmental, or intellectual disability are often referred to as having ‘failure to launch’ (FTL). This preliminary randomized controlled trial evaluated a new parent-based intervention for FTL: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions for FTL (SPACE-FTL). Parents of adults with FTL were assigned…
Psychology (29 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (25 works) · Clinical Psychology (24 works) · Anxiety (23 works) · Psychiatry (23 works) · Developmental psychology (18 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Psychotherapist (10 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (9 works)