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Recent Publications Related to Child and Adolescent Anxiety

September 2016:
Please click here to view a recent list of publications by our SIG members as of September 2016!  Please click here to add your citations to our list so that we can continue updating our list of SIG member contributions to the literature.

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Manuals

Albano, A.M., DiBartolo, P.M. (2007). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for social phobia in adolescents: Stand Up, Speak Out Therapist Guide (Programs that Work).Oxford University Press.

Cohen, J.A., Mannarino, A.P., & Deblinger E. (2006).Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents. Guilford Press.

Freeman, J.B., & Marrs-Garcia, A. (2008). Family Based Treatment for Young Children with OCD: Therapist Guide (Treatments that Work).Oxford University Press.

Kearney, C., & Albano, A.M. (2007). When Children Refuse School: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach: Therapist Guide (Treatments that Work). Oxford University Press.

Kendall, P.C. & Khanna, M.K. (2008). Camp Cope-A-Lot: Computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxious youth. Workbook Publishing.

March, J.S., & Mulle, K. (1998). OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual. Guilford Press.

Pincus, D.B. Ehrenreich, J.T., & Mattis S.G.  (2008). Mastery of Anxiety and Panic for Adolescents – Riding the Wave: Therapist Guide (Programs that Work). Oxford University Press.

Piacentini, J., Langley, A., & Roblek, T. (2007).Cognitive behavioral treatment of Childhood OCD – It’s Only a False Alarm:Therapist Guide (Programs that Work). Oxford University Press.

Rapee,R., Wignall, A., Hudson, J, & Schniering, C. (2000). Treating anxious children and adolescents: An evidence-based approach. New Harbinger Publications.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Depression
Miscellaneous CBT and Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Panic
Parenting
Selective Mutism
Social Anxiety
Specific Phobia
Trauma


Generalized Anxiety Disorder:

Benjamin, C.L., Beidas, R.S., Comer, J.S., Puliafico, A.C., & Kendall, P.C. (2011). Generalized Anxiety Disorder in youth: diagnostic considerations. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 173-182.

Depression:

Hanna, G. L., Himle, J. A., Hanna, B. S., Gold, K. J. and Gillespie, B. W. (2011), Major depressive disorder in a family study of obsessive–compulsive disorder with pediatric probands. Depression and Anxiety, 28: 501–508.

Sportel, B.E., Nauta, M.H., de Hullu, E., de Jong, P.J., & Hartman, C.A. (2011).   Behavioral Inhibition and Attentional Control in Adolescents: Robust Relationships with Anxiety and Depression, Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 149-156.

Miscellaneous CBT and Anxiety Disorders:


Bayer, J.K., Rapee, R.M., Hiscock, H., Ukoumunne, O.C., Mihalopoulos, C., & Wake, M. (2011). Translational research to prevent internalizing problems early in childhood. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 50-57.

Britton, J.C., Lissek, S., Grillon, C., Norcross, M.A., & Pine, D.S. (2011). Development of anxiety: the role of threat appraisal and fear learning. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 5-17.

Broeren, S., Lester, K.J., Muris, P. & Field, A.P. (2011). They are afraid of the animal, so therefore I am too: Influence of peer modeling on fear beliefs and approach-avoidance behaviors towards animals in typically developing children. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 49, 50-57.

Casey, B.J., Ruberry, E.J., Libby, V., Glatt, C.E., Hare, T., Soliman, F., Duhoux, S., Frielingsdorf, H., & Tottenham, N. (2011).Transitional and translational studies of risk for anxiety. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 18-28.

Chorpita, B. F., Daleiden, E. L., Ebesutani, C., Young, J., Becker, K. D., Nakamura,B. J.,  et al. (2011). Evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents: An updated review of indicators of efficacy and effectiveness. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 18, 154–172.

Colonnesi, C., Draijer, E. M., Stams, G. J., Van der Bruggen, C. O., Bogels, S. M., Noom, M. J. (2011). The relation between insecure attachment and child anxiety: A meta-analytic review. . Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 40, 4: 630-645.

Eichstedt, J.A., Tobon, J.I., Phoenix, E. & Wolfe, V.V. (2011). Worried no more: The effects of medication status on treatment response to a CBT group for children with anxiety in a community setting. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 16, 265-277.

Essau, C.A., Ishikawa, S., & Sasagawa, S., (2011). Early Learning Experience and Adolescent Anxiety: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Between Japan and England. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 196-204.

Essau, C. A., Ishikawa, S.-i., Sasagawa, S., Sato, H., Okajima, I., Otsui, K., Georgiou, G. A., O'Callaghan, J. and Michie, F. (2011), Anxiety symptoms among adolescents in Japan and England: their relationship with self-construals and social support. Depression and Anxiety, 28: 509–518.

Gray, C.M.K., Carter, R., & Silverman, W.K. (2011). Anxiety Symptoms in African American Children: Relations with Ethnic Pride, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Parenting. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 205-213.

Isolan, L., Salum, G.A., Osowski, A.T., Amaro, E., Manfro, G.G. (2011). Psychometric properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) in Brazilian children and adolescents, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 741-748.

Kendall, P.C., Khanna, M.S., Edson, A., Cummings, C., & Harris, M.S. (2011). Computers and psychosocial treatment for child anxiety: recent advances and ongoing efforts. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 58-66.

Kessler, R.C., Cox, B.J., Greif Green, J., Ormel, J., McLaughlin, K.A., Merikangas, K.R.,  Petukhova, M., Pine, D.S., Russo, L.J., Swendsen, J., Wittchen, H., Zaslavsky, A.M. (2011). The effects of latent variables in the development of comorbidity among common mental disorders. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 29-39.

Leckman, J.F., King, R.A., Gilbert, D.L., Coffey, B.J., Singer, H.S., Dure, L.S., Grantz, H., Katsovich, L., Lin, H., Lombroso, P.J., Kawikova, I., Johnson, D.R., Kurlan, R.M.,  & Kaplan, E.L. (2011). Streptococcal Upper Respirator Tract Infections and Exacerbations of Tic and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50, 108-118.

Li, J.C., Lau, W., Au, T.K. (2011). Psychometric properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in a Hong Kong Chinese community sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25 584-591.

March, J.S. (2011). Looking to the future of research in pediatric anxiety disorders. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 88-98.

Mathews, C.A., Grados, M.A. (2011). Familiality of Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Heritability Analysis in a Large Sib-Pair Sample. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50, 46-54.

Mian, N. D., Wainwright, L.,Briggs-Gowan, M. J., & Carter, A. S. (2011). An ecological risk model for early childhood anxiety: The importance of early child symptoms and temperament. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 501-512.

Miller, L. D., Laye-Gindhu, A., Bennett, J. L., Liu, Y., Gold, S., March, J. S., Olson, B. F., & Waechtler, V. E. (2011). An effectiveness study of a culturally enriched school-based CBT anxiety prevention program. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 40, 4: 618-629.

Miller, L. D., Laye-Gindhu, A., Liu, Y.,  March, J. S., Thordarson, D. S., & Garland, E. J. (2011). Evaluation of a preventive intervention for child anxiety in two randomized attention-control school trials. Behavior Research & Therapy, 49, 315-323.

Muris, P., van Brakel, A.M.L., Arntz, A., & Schouten, E. (2011). Behavioral Inhibition as a Risk Factor for the Development of Childhood Anxiety Disorders: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 157-170.

Noël, V. A., & Francis, S. E. (2011). A meta-analytic review of the role of child anxiety sensitivity in child anxiety. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 721-733.

Paine, S., & Gradisar, M. (2011). A randomised controlled trial of cognitive-behaviour therapy for behavioural insomnia of childhood in school-aged children. Behavior Research & Therapy, 49, 379-388.

Pao, M., & Bosk, A. (2011). Anxiety in medically ill children/adolescents. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 40-49.

Puleo, C.M., Conner, B.T., Benjamin, C.L., & Kendall, P.C. (2011). CBT for childhood anxiety and substance use at 7.4-year follow-up: A reassessment controlling for known predictors. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 690-696.

Remmerswaal, D., & Muris, P. (2011). Children's fear reactions to the 2009 Swine Flu pandemic: The role of threat information as provided by parents, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 444-449.

Rozenman, M., Weersing, V. R., & Amir, N. (2011). A case series of attention modification in clinically anxious youths. Behavior Research & Therapy, 49, 324-330.

Rynn, M., Puliafico, A., Heleniak, C., Rikhi, P., Ghalib, K., & Vidair, H. (2011). Advances in pharmacotherapy for pediatric anxiety disorders. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 76-87.

Skirbekk, B., Hansen, B. H., Oerbeck, B., & Kristensen, H. (2011). The relationship between sluggish cognitive tempo, subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and anxiety disorders. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 513-525.

Sportel, B.E., Nauta, M.H., de Hullu, E., de Jong, P.J., & Hartman, C.A. (2011).   Behavioral Inhibition and Attentional Control in Adolescents: Robust Relationships with Anxiety and Depression, Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 149-156.

van Oort, F. V. A., Greaves-Lord, K., Ormel, J., Verhulst, F. C. and Huizink, A. C. (2011), Risk indicators of anxiety throughout adolescence: The TRAILS study. Depression and Anxiety, 28: 485–494.

Warner, C. M., Colognori, D., Kim, R. E., Reigada, L. C., Klein, R. G., Browner-Elhanan, K. J., Saborsky, A., Petkova, E., Reiss, P., Chhabra, M., McFarlane-Ferreira, Y. B., Phoon, C. K., Pittman, N. and Benkov, K. (2011). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of persistent functional somatic complaints and pediatric anxiety: an initial controlled trial. Depression and Anxiety, 28: 551–559.

White, L. K., McDermott, J. M., Degnan, K. A., Henderson, H. A., & Fox, N. A. (2011). Behavioral inhibition and anxiety: The moderating roles of inhibitory control and attention shifting. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 735-747.

Zalta, A.K., & Chambless, D.L. (2011). Testing a developmental model of anxiety with the Parental Facilitation of Mastery Scale. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 352-361.

Southam-Gerow, M.A., Weisz, J.R., Chu, B.C., McLeod, B.D., Gordis, E.B., Connor-Smith, J.K. (2010). Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Outperform Usual Care in Community Clinics? An Initial Effectiveness Test. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 1043-1052.

Lau, W., Kwok-ying Chan, C., Ching-hong Li, J., & Au, T.K. (2010). Effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety in community clinics. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48,1067-1077.

McLaughlin, K.A., Kubzansky, L.D., Dunn, E.C., Waldinger, R., Vaillant, G., & Koenen, K.C. (2010). Childhood social environment, emotional reactivity to stress, and mood and anxiety disorders across the life course. Depression and Anxiety, 27, 1087-1094.

Vande Voort, J.L.,  Svecova, J., Brown Jacobson, A., , Whiteside, S.P. (2010). A Retrospective Examination of the Similarity Between Clinical Practice and Manualized Treatment for Childhood Anxiety Disorders. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 17, 322-328.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:

Alfano, C.A., Kim, K.L. (2011). Objective sleep patterns and severity of symptoms in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder: A pilot investigation. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 835-839.

Flessner, C.A., Freeman, J.B., Sapyta, J., Garcia, A., Franklin, M.E., March, J.S., & Foa, E. (2011). Predictors of Parental Accommodation in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings from the Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Study (POTS) Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50, 716-725.

Freeman, J., Flessner, C. A., & Garcia, A. (2011). The Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale: Reliability and validity for use among 5 to 8 year olds with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 877-883.

Freeman, J., Sapyta, J., Garcia, A., Fitzgerald, D., Khanna, M., Choate-Summers, M., Moore, P., Chrisman, A., Haff, N., Naeem, A. et al. (2011). Still struggling: characteristics of youth with OCD who are partial responders to medication treatment. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 42, 4: 424-441.

Hanna, G. L., Himle, J. A., Hanna, B. S., Gold, K. J. and Gillespie, B. W. (2011), Major depressive disorder in a family study of obsessive–compulsive disorder with pediatric probands. Depression and Anxiety, 28: 501–508.

Lafleur, D.L., Petty, C., Mancuso, E., McCarthy, K., Biederman, J., Faro, A., Levy, H.C., Geller, D.A. (2011). Traumatic events and obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: Is there a link? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 513-519.

Storch, E.A., Park, J.M., Lewin, A.B., Morgan, J.R., Jones, A.M., Murphy, T.K. (2011). The Leyton Obsessional Inventory-Child Version Survey Form does not demonstrate adequate psychometric properties in American youth with pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 574-578.

Wolters, L.H., Hogendoorn, S.M., Koolstra, L., Boer, F., Prins P.J.M., & de Haan, E. (2011). Psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire—Child Version (OBQ-CV). Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 714-721.

Peris, T.S., Bergman, R.L., Asarnow, J.R., Langley, A., McCracken, J.T., Piacentini, J. (2010). Clinical and Cognitive Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Youth with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 39, 616 – 626.

Garcia, A.M., Sapyta, J.J., Moore, P.S., Freeman, J.B., Franklin, M.E., March, & Foa, E.B. (2010). Predictors and Moderators of Treatment Outcome in the Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Treatment Study (POTS I). Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 1024-1033.

Storch, E.A., Lewin, A.B., Geffken, G.R., Morgan, J.R., & Murphy, T.K. (2010). The role of comorbid disruptive behavior in the clinical expression of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 1204-1210.

Panic:

Pincus, D.B., Ehrenreich May, J., Whitton, S.W., Mattis, S.G., Barlow, D.H. (2010). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Panic Disorder in Adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 39, 638-649.

Parenting:

Becker, K. D., & Ginsburg, G.S. (2011). Maternal anxiety, behaviors, and expectations during a behavioral task: relation to children’s self-evaluations. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 42, 3: 320-333.

Bogels, S.M., & Perotti, E.C. (2011). Does Father Know Best? A Formal Model of the Paternal Influence on Childhood Social Anxiety. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 171-181.

Cartwright-Hatton, S., McNally, D., Field, A.P., Rust, S., Laskey, B., Dixon, C., Gallagher, B., Harrington, R., Miller, C., Pemberton, K., Symes, W., White, C., & Woodham, A. (2011). A New Parenting-Based Group Intervention for Young Anxious Children: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50, 242-251.

Creswell, C., Shildrick, S., & Field, A.P. (2011). Interpretation of Ambiguity in Children: A Prospective Study of Associations With Anxiety and Parental Interpretations. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 240-250.

Garcia-Lopez, L.J., Diaz-Castela, M.M., Muela-Martinez, J.A., & Espinosa-Fernandez, L. (2014). Can parent training for parents with high levels of expressed emotion have a positive effect on their child's social anxiety improvement? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28, 812-822.

Edison, S. C., Evans, M., McHolm, A. E., Cunningham, C. E., Nowakowski, M. E., Boyle, M., & Schmidt, L. A. (2011). An investigation of control among parents of selectively mute, anxious and non-anxious children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 42, 3: 270-290.

Flessner, C.A., Freeman, J.B., Sapyta, J., Garcia, A., Franklin, M.E., March, J.S., & Foa, E. (2011). Predictors of Parental Accommodation in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings from the Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Study (POTS) Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50, 716-725.

Gonzalez, A., Moore, P.S.; Garcia, A.M.; Thienemann, M., & Huffman, L. (2011). Activation during observed parent-child interactions with anxious youths: A pilot study. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 33, 159-170.

Gray, C.M.K., Carter, R., & Silverman, W.K. (2011). Anxiety Symptoms in African American Children: Relations with Ethnic Pride, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Parenting. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 205-213.

Mellon, R.C., & Moutavelis, A.G (2011). Parental educational practices in relation to children's anxiety disorder-related behavior. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 829-834.

Niditch, L.A., Varela, R.E. (2011). Mother–child disagreement in reports of child anxiety: Effects of child age and maternal anxiety, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 450-455.

Podell, J.L., & Kendall, P.C. (2011). Mothers and Fathers in Family Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Youth. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 182-195.

Schreier, S., Heinrichs, N. (2010). Parental fear of negative child evaluation in child social anxiety.  Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 1186-1193.

Selective Mutism:

Edison, S. C., Evans, M., McHolm, A. E., Cunningham, C. E., Nowakowski, M. E., Boyle, M., & Schmidt, L. A. (2011). An investigation of control among parents of selectively mute, anxious and non-anxious children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 42, 3: 270-290.

Reuther, E.T.,  Davis III, T.E., Moree, B.N., Matson, J.L. (2011). Treating Selective Mutism Using Modular CBT for Child Anxiety: A Case Study. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 40, 156-163.

Social Anxiety:

Blumenthal, H., Leen-Feldner, E.W., Babson, K.A.; Gahr, J.L., Trainor, C.D.; Frala, J.L. (2011).  Elevated social anxiety among early maturing girls. Developmental Psychology, 47, 1133-1140.

de Hullu, E., de Jong, P. J., Sportel, B. E., & Nauta, M. H. (2011). Threat-related automatic associations in socially anxious adolescents. Behavior Research & Therapy, 49, 518-522.

Dyson, M.W., Klein, D. N., Olino, T. M., Dougherty, L. R., & Durbin, E. (2011). Social and non-social behavioral inhibition in preschool-age children: differential associations with parent-reports of temperament and anxiety. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 42, 4: 390-405.

Festa, C. C., & Ginsburg, G. S. (2011). Parental and peer predictors of social anxiety in youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 42, 3: 291-306.

Lester, K.J., Field, A.P., & Muris, P. (2011). Experimental modification of interpretation bias regarding social and animal fear in children. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 697-705.

Miers, A.C., Blote, A.W., & Westenberg, P.M. (2011). Negative Social Cognitions in Socially Anxious Youth: Distorted Reality or a Kernel of Truth? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 214-223.

Pérez-Edgar, K., Reeb-Sutherland, B. C., McDermott, J. M., White, L. K., Henderson, H. A., Degnan, K. A., et al. (2011). Attention biases to threat link behavioral inhibition to social withdrawal over time in very young children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 885-895.

Schreier, S., Heinrichs, N. (2010). Parental fear of negative child evaluation in child social anxiety.  Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 1186-1193.

Specific Phobia:

Ollendick, T., Allen, B., Benoit, K., & Cowart, M. (2011). The tripartite model of fear in children with specific phobias: Assessing concordance and discordance using the behavioral approach test. Behavior Research & Therapy, 49, 459-465.

Klein, A.M., Becker, E.S., & Rinck, M. (2011). Approach and Avoidance Tendencies in Spider Fearful Children: The Approach-Avoidance Task. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 224-231.

Baker, A., Mystkowski, J., Culver, N., Yi, R., Mortazavi, A., & Craske, M.G. (2010). Does habituation matter? Emotional processing theory and exposure therapy for acrophobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 1139-1143.

Trauma:

Armour, C., Elhai, J.D., Layne, C.M., Shevlin, M., Durakovic-Belko, E., Djapo, N>, Pynoos, R.S. (2011). Gender differences in the factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war-exposed adolescents. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 604-611.

Ayer, L.A., Cisler, J.M., Danielson, C.K., Amstadter, A.B., Saunders, B.E., Kilpatrick, D.G. (2011). Adolescent posttraumatic stress disorder: An examination of factor structure reliability in two national samples, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 411-421.

Ayer, L., Kmett Danielson, C., Amstadter, A.B., Ruggiero, K., Saunders, B., Kilpatrick, D. (2011). Latent Classes of Adolescent Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Predict Functioning and Disorder After 1 Year. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50, 364-375.

Deblinger, E., Mannarino, A.P. Cohen, J.A., Runyon, M.K., & Steer, R.A. (2011). Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children: impact of the trauma narrative and treatment length. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 67-75.

Felix, E., Hernández, L. A., Bravo, M., Ramirez, R., Cabiya, J., & Canino, G. (2011). Natural disaster and risk of psychiatric disorders in Puerto Rican children.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 589-600.

Gaylord-Harden, N. K., Cunningham, J. A., & Zelencik, B. (2011). Effects of exposure to community violence on internalizing symptoms: Does desensitization to violence occur in African American youth? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 711-719.

Lafleur, D.L., Petty, C., Mancuso, E., McCarthy, K., Biederman, J., Faro, A., Levy, H.C., Geller, D.A. (2011). Traumatic events and obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: Is there a link? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 513-519.

Wang, L., Long, D., Li, Z., & Armour, C. (2011). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom structure in Chinese adolescents exposed to a deadly earthquake. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 749-758.

Wolmer, L., Hamiel, D., Laor, N. (2011). Preventing Children's Posttraumatic Stress After Disaster With Teacher-Based Intervention: A Controlled Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50, 340-348.

Yang, P., Yen, C., Tang, T., Chen, C., Yang, R., Huang, M., Jong, Y., Yu, H. (2011). Posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents after Typhoon Morakot-associated mudslides, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 362-368.

Gilboa-Schechtman, E., Foa, E.B., Shafran, N., Aderka, I.M., Powers, M.B., Rachamim, L., Rosenbach, L., Yadin, E., Apter, A. (2010). Prolonged Exposure Versus Dynamic Therapy for Adolescent PTSD: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 1034-1042.

Goodkind, J.R., LaNoue, M.D; Jaime Milford. (2010). Adaptation and Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools with American Indian Youth. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 39, 858-872.
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