Association between attention bias to threat and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents

ConclusionsThese findings indicate associations between threat bias and pediatric anxiety symptoms, and suggest that vigilance to external threats manifests more prominently in symptoms of social anxiety and school phobia, regardless of age and gender. These findings point to the role of attention bias to threat in anxiety, with implications for translational clinical research. The significance of applying standardized methods in multi‐site collaborations for overcoming challenges inherent to clinical research is discussed.

Source: Depression and Anxiety - December 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rany Abend, Leone Voogd, Elske Salemink, Reinout W. Wiers, Koraly P érez‐Edgar, Amanda Fitzgerald, Lauren K. White, Giovanni A. Salum, Jie He, Wendy K. Silverman, Jeremy W. Pettit, Daniel S. Pine, Yair Bar‐Haim Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research