Social anxiety 2026-10-24
Anxiety concerning social encounters or evaluation by others. Symptom-selected social anxiety samples should not be described as diagnosed social anxiety disorder unless that diagnosis was assessed.
Social motivation theory of autism 2026-10-25
A developmental proposal linking differences in social orienting, reward or engagement to later social experience. Reduced observed participation cannot by itself distinguish reduced interest from sensory overload, anxiety or exclusion.
Stanley Rachman 2026-10-25
A clinical psychologist whose research investigated anxiety and obsessive-compulsive problems. [ref]
https://www.wits.ac.za/alumni/obituaries/obituary-content-by-year/. Wits obituary: Stanley Jack Rachman
[ref]Reducing contamination by exposure plus safety behaviour by Stanley Rachman and others. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 42, 397–404; 80 undergraduates, exposure with or without hygienic wipes, two-session analogue
Stephen P. H. Whiteside 2026-10-25
A researcher whose work concerns child and adolescent anxiety or relevant cognitive mechanisms.[ref]
A meta-analysis to guide the enhancement of CBT for childhood anxiety: exposure over anxiety management by Stephen P. H. Whiteside and others. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 23, 102–121; 75 studies, 111 CBT conditions and component meta-regressions
Portrait of Stephen P. H. Whiteside
. Mayo Clinic staff portrait. Source.A parent-based treatment that targets accommodation and supportive responses to a child's anxiety. A randomised trial compared it with child CBT using prespecified noninferiority criteria; the tested age range and margins constrain the conclusion.[ref]
Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions by Eli R. Lebowitz and others. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 59, 362–372; SPACE noninferiority trial, ages 7–14 and accommodation outcomes
Tessa Reardon 2026-10-25
A researcher whose work concerns child and adolescent anxiety or relevant cognitive mechanisms.[ref]
Barriers and facilitators to parents seeking and accessing professional support for anxiety disorders in children: qualitative interview study by Tessa Reardon and others. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 27, 1023–1031; interviews with parents of sixteen school-identified children aged 7–11
Thalia C. Eley 2026-10-25
A researcher whose work concerns child and adolescent anxiety or relevant cognitive mechanisms.[ref]
Heart-beat perception, panic/somatic symptoms and anxiety sensitivity in children by Thalia C. Eley and others. Behaviour Research and Therapy 42, 439–448; 79 children aged 8–11, mental tracking and symptom/sensitivity measures
Portrait of Thalia C. Eley
. Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health portrait. Source. Thomas H. Ollendick 2026-10-25
A researcher whose work concerns child and adolescent anxiety or relevant cognitive mechanisms.[ref]
One-session treatment of specific phobias in youth: a randomized clinical trial in the United States and Sweden by Thomas H. Ollendick and others. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 77, 504–516; 196 youths, exposure, education-support and waiting-list conditions
Vanessa E. Cobham 2026-10-25
A researcher whose work concerns child and adolescent anxiety or relevant cognitive mechanisms.[ref]
The role of parental anxiety in the treatment of childhood anxiety by Vanessa E. Cobham and others. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 66, 893–905; parental-anxiety strata and parent anxiety-management addition
Portrait of Vanessa E. Cobham
. University of Queensland profile portrait. Source.

