Scott Nathan Compton | Scholars@Duke

Scott Nathan Compton
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health and Developmental Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013
Associate Professor of the Practice of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015

Contact Information

2608 Erwin Road Lakeview Pavi, Durham, NC 27705
Box 3527 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
compt004@duke.edu (919) 668-0063

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Nevada at Reno 1998
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2006 - 2013
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychology-Social and Health Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2002 - 2007
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2001 - 2006
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1998 - 2001
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1998
Research
Selected Grants
- NBI-98854 Follow up awarded by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 2018 - 2020
- Evaluating the impact of an emotion regulation intervention on emotion perception awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2020
- A Phase 2b, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled awarded by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 2018 - 2019
- Duke: 3/5-The Autism Biomarkers Consortium DAAC awarded by Yale University 2015 - 2019
- mSMART: Mobile App based Personalized Solutions and Tools for Medication Adherence of Rx Pills awarded by Intelligent Automation Inc. 2014 - 2019
- Evaluating a Novel Method of Generalizing Emotion Regulation awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2017
- 5/6 Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Extended Long-term Study (CAMELS) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2015
- Statistics and Methodology in Clinical Trials awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2013
- CAMS - Professional Service To de-identify clinical trials data awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2010
- Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempts (TASA) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2009
- Treatment in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder awarded by National Institutes of Health 1997 - 2009
- Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise for Treatment of Adolescent Depression awarded by National Institutes of Health 2001 - 2003
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Bushnell, GA, Gaynes, BN, Compton, SN, Dusetzina, SB, Brookhart, MA, & Stürmer, T. (2019, February). Incidence of mental health hospitalizations, treated self-harm, and emergency room visits following new anxiety disorder diagnoses in privately insured U.S. children. Depression and Anxiety , 36 (2), 179-189. Full Text
  - Carpenter, KLH, Baranek, GT, Copeland, WE, Compton, S, Zucker, N, Dawson, G, & Egger, HL. (2018, December 19). Sensory Over-Responsivity: An Early Risk Factor for Anxiety and Behavioral Challenges in Young Children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology ,. Full Text
  - Gonzalez, A, Rozenman, M, Langley, AK, Kendall, PC, Ginsburg, GS, Compton, S, Walkup, JT, Birmaher, B, Albano, AM, & Piacentini, J. (2018, October 1). Correction to: Social Interpretation Bias in Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders: Psychometric Examination of the Self-report of Ambiguous Social Situations for Youth (SASSY) Scale (Child & Youth Care Forum, (2017), 46, 3, (395-412), 10.1007/s10566-016-9381-y). Child and Youth Care Forum , 47 (5), 769-770. Full Text
  - Swan, AJ, Kendall, PC, Olino, T, Ginsburg, G, Keeton, C, Compton, S, Piacentini, J, Peris, T, Sakolsky, D, Birmaher, B, & Albano, AM. (2018, September). Results from the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Longitudinal Study (CAMELS): Functional outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 86 (9), 738-750. Full Text
  - Villabø, MA, Narayanan, M, Compton, SN, Kendall, PC, & Neumer, S-P. (2018, September). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth anxiety: An effectiveness evaluation in community practice. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 86 (9), 751-764. Full Text
  - Ginsburg, GS, Becker-Haimes, EM, Keeton, C, Kendall, PC, Iyengar, S, Sakolsky, D, Albano, AM, Peris, T, Compton, SN, & Piacentini, J. (2018, July). Results From the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Extended Long-Term Study (CAMELS): Primary Anxiety Outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 57 (7), 471-480. Full Text
  - Kiff, CJ, Ernestus, S, Gonzalez, A, Kendall, PC, Albano, AM, Compton, SN, Birmaher, B, Ginsburg, GS, Rynn, M, Walkup, JT, McCracken, J, & Piacentini, J. (2018, June 7). The Interplay of Familial and Individual Risk in Predicting Clinical Improvements in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 ,, 1-13. Full Text
  - Bushnell, GA, Brookhart, MA, Gaynes, BN, Compton, SN, Dusetzina, SB, & Stürmer, T. (2018, June). Examining Parental Medication Adherence as a Predictor of Child Medication Adherence in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders. Medical Care , 56 (6), 510-519. Full Text
  - Palitz, SA, Caporino, NE, McGuire, JF, Piacentini, J, Albano, AM, Birmaher, B, Walkup, JT, Compton, SN, Ginsburg, GS, & Kendall, PC. (2018, June). Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Youth Anxiety: A Signal Detection Analysis With the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 57 (6), 418-427. Full Text
  - Selles, RR, Franklin, M, Sapyta, J, Compton, SN, Tommet, D, Jones, RN, Garcia, A, & Freeman, J. (2018, April). Children's and Parents' Ability to Tolerate Child Distress: Impact on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Child Psychiatry and Human Development , 49 (2), 308-316. Full Text
  - Bushnell, GA, Compton, SN, Dusetzina, SB, Gaynes, BN, Brookhart, MA, Walkup, JT, Rynn, MA, & Stürmer, T. (2018, January). Treating Pediatric Anxiety: Initial Use of SSRIs and Other Antianxiety Prescription Medications. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , 79 (1). Full Text
  - Hale, AE, Ginsburg, GS, Chan, G, Kendall, PC, McCracken, JT, Sakolsky, D, Birmaher, B, Compton, SN, Albano, AM, & Walkup, JT. (2018, January). Mediators of Treatment Outcomes for Anxious Children and Adolescents: The Role of Somatic Symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 , 47 (1), 94-104. Full Text
  - Peris, TS, Caporino, NE, O'Rourke, S, Kendall, PC, Walkup, JT, Albano, AM, Bergman, RL, McCracken, JT, Birmaher, B, Ginsburg, GS, Sakolsky, D, Piacentini, J, & Compton, SN. (2017, December). Therapist-Reported Features of Exposure Tasks That Predict Differential Treatment Outcomes for Youth With Anxiety. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 56 (12), 1043-1052. Full Text
  - Højgaard, DRMA, Hybel, KA, Ivarsson, T, Skarphedinsson, G, Becker Nissen, J, Weidle, B, Melin, K, Torp, NC, Valderhaug, R, Dahl, K, Mortensen, EL, Compton, S, Jensen, S, Lenhard, F, & Thomsen, PH. (2017, November). One-Year Outcome for Responders of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 56 (11), 940-947.e1. Full Text
  - Pistorello, J, Jobes, DA, Compton, SN, Locey, NS, Walloch, JC, Gallop, R, Au, JS, Noose, SK, Young, M, Johnson, J, Dickens, Y, Chatham, P, Jeffcoat, T, Dalto, G, & Goswami, S. (2017, October). Developing Adaptive Treatment Strategies to Address Suicidal Risk in College Students: A Pilot Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trial (SMART). Archives of Suicide Research : Official Journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research , 22 (4), 644-664. Full Text
  - Caporino, NE, Read, KL, Shiffrin, N, Settipani, C, Kendall, PC, Compton, SN, Sherrill, J, Piacentini, J, Walkup, J, Ginsburg, G, Keeton, C, Birmaher, B, Sakolsky, D, Gosch, E, & Albano, AM. (2017, September). Sleep-Related Problems and the Effects of Anxiety Treatment in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 , 46 (5), 675-685. Full Text
  - Hoff, AL, Kendall, PC, Langley, A, Ginsburg, G, Keeton, C, Compton, S, Sherrill, J, Walkup, J, Birmaher, B, Albano, AM, Suveg, C, & Piacentini, J. (2017, September). Developmental Differences in Functioning in Youth With Social Phobia. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 , 46 (5), 686-694. Full Text
  - Strawn, JR, Dobson, ET, Mills, JA, Cornwall, GJ, Sakolsky, D, Birmaher, B, Compton, SN, Piacentini, J, McCracken, JT, Ginsburg, GS, Kendall, PC, Walkup, JT, Albano, AM, & Rynn, MA. (2017, August). Placebo Response in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Results from the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology , 27 (6), 501-508. Full Text
  - Gonzalez, A, Rozenman, M, Langley, AK, Kendall, PC, Ginsburg, GS, Compton, S, Walkup, JT, Birmaher, B, Albano, AM, & Piacentini, J. (2017, June). Social Interpretation Bias in Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders: Psychometric Examination of the Self-report of Ambiguous Social Situations for Youth (SASSY) Scale. Child & Youth Care Forum , 46 (3), 395-412. Full Text
  - Lee, P, Zehgeer, A, Ginsburg, GS, McCracken, J, Keeton, C, Kendall, PC, Birmaher, B, Sakolsky, D, Walkup, J, Peris, T, Albano, AM, & Compton, S. (2017, April 27). Child and Adolescent Adherence With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety: Predictors and Associations With Outcomes. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 ,, 1-12. Full Text
  - Alexander, JR, Houghton, DC, Twohig, MP, Franklin, ME, Saunders, SM, Neal-Barnett, AM, Compton, SN, & Woods, DW. (2017, April). Clarifying the Relationship between Trichotillomania and Anxiety. Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders , 13 , 30-34. Full Text
  - Strawn, JR, Compton, SN, Robertson, B, Albano, AM, Hamdani, M, & Rynn, MA. (2017, February 6). Extended Release Guanfacine in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: A Pilot, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology , 27 (1), 29-37. Full Text
  - Alexander, JR, Houghton, DC, Twohig, MP, Franklin, ME, Saunders, SM, Neal-Barnett, AM, Compton, SN, & Woods, DW. (2016, October). Factor analysis of the Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Trichotillomania-Adult Version. Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders , 11 , 31-38. Full Text
  - Houghton, DC, Mathew, AS, Twohig, MP, Saunders, SM, Franklin, ME, Compton, SN, Neal-Barnett, AM, & Woods, DW. (2016, October 1). Trauma and trichotillomania: A tenuous relationship. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders , 11 , 91-95. Full Text
  - Houghton, DC, Franklin, MR, Twohig, MP, Franklin, ME, Compton, SN, Neal-Barnett, AM, Saunders, SM, & Woods, DW. (2016, September 1). Photographic Assessment of Change in Trichotillomania: Psychometric Properties and Variables Influencing Interpretation. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment , 38 (3), 505-513. Full Text
  - Houghton, DC, Maas, J, Twohig, MP, Saunders, SM, Compton, SN, Neal-Barnett, AM, Franklin, ME, & Woods, DW. (2016, May). Comorbidity and quality of life in adults with hair pulling disorder. Psychiatry Research , 239 , 12-19. Full Text
  - Houghton, DC, McFarland, CS, Franklin, ME, Twohig, MP, Compton, SN, Neal-Barnett, AM, Saunders, SM, & Woods, DW. (2016, January). DSM-5 Trichotillomania: Perception of Adults With Trichotillomania After Psychosocial Treatment. Psychiatry , 79 (2), 164-169. Full Text
  - Kendall, PC, Cummings, CM, Villabø, MA, Narayanan, MK, Treadwell, K, Birmaher, B, Compton, S, Piacentini, J, Sherrill, J, Walkup, J, Gosch, E, Keeton, C, Ginsburg, G, Suveg, C, & Albano, AM. (2016, January). Mediators of change in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Treatment Study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 84 (1), 1-14. Full Text
  - Houghton, DC, Capriotti, MR, De Nadai, AS, Compton, SN, Twohig, MP, Neal-Barnett, AM, Saunders, SM, Franklin, ME, & Woods, DW. (2015, December). Defining treatment response in trichotillomania: a signal detection analysis. Journal of anxiety disorders , 36 , 44-51. Full Text
  - Gordon-Hollingsworth, AT, Becker, EM, Ginsburg, GS, Keeton, C, Compton, SN, Birmaher, BB, Sakolsky, DJ, Piacentini, J, Albano, AM, Kendall, PC, Suveg, CM, & March, JS. (2015, October). Anxiety Disorders in Caucasian and African American Children: A Comparison of Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Process Variables, and Treatment Outcomes. Child Psychiatry and Human Development , 46 (5), 643-655. Full Text
  - Houghton, DC, Balsis, S, Stein, DJ, Compton, SN, Twohig, MP, Saunders, SM, Franklin, ME, Neal-Barnett, AM, & Woods, DW. (2015, July). Examining DSM criteria for trichotillomania in a dimensional framework: implications for DSM-5 and diagnostic practice. Comprehensive psychiatry , 60 , 9-16. Full Text
  - Nail, JE, Christofferson, J, Ginsburg, GS, Drake, K, Kendall, PC, McCracken, JT, Birmaher, B, Walkup, JT, Compton, SN, Keeton, C, & Sakolsky, D. (2015, June 1). Academic Impairment and Impact of Treatments Among Youth with Anxiety Disorders. Child and Youth Care Forum , 44 (3), 327-342. Full Text
  - Skarphedinsson, G, Compton, S, Thomsen, PH, Weidle, B, Dahl, K, Nissen, JB, Torp, NC, Hybel, K, Melin, KH, Valderhaug, R, Wentzel-Larsen, T, & Ivarsson, T. (2015, June). Tics Moderate Sertraline, but Not Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Response in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patients Who Do Not Respond to Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology , 25 (5), 432-439. Full Text
  - Skarphedinsson, G, Weidle, B, Thomsen, PH, Dahl, K, Torp, NC, Nissen, JB, Melin, KH, Hybel, K, Valderhaug, R, Wentzel-Larsen, T, Compton, SN, & Ivarsson, T. (2015, May). Continued cognitive-behavior therapy versus sertraline for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder that were non-responders to cognitive-behavior therapy: a randomized controlled trial. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 24 (5), 591-602. Full Text
  - Peris, TS, Compton, SN, Kendall, PC, Birmaher, B, Sherrill, J, March, J, Gosch, E, Ginsburg, G, Rynn, M, McCracken, JT, Keeton, CP, Sakolsky, D, Suveg, C, Aschenbrand, S, Almirall, D, Iyengar, S, Walkup, JT, Albano, AM, & Piacentini, J. (2015, April). Trajectories of change in youth anxiety during cognitive-behavior therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 83 (2), 239-252. Full Text
  - Read, KL, Settipani, CA, Peterman, J, Kendall, PC, Compton, S, Piacentini, J, McCracken, J, Bergman, L, Walkup, J, Sakolsky, D, Birmaher, B, Albano, AM, Rynn, M, Ginsburg, G, Keeton, C, Gosch, E, Suveg, C, Sherrill, J, & March, J. (2015, March). Predicting Anxiety Diagnoses and Severity with the CBCL-A: Improvement Relative to Other CBCL Scales?. Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment , 37 (1), 100-111. Full Text
  - Rynn, MA, Walkup, JT, Compton, SN, Sakolsky, DJ, Sherrill, JT, Shen, S, Kendall, PC, McCracken, J, Albano, AM, Piacentini, J, Riddle, MA, Keeton, C, Waslick, B, Chrisman, A, Iyengar, S, March, JS, & Birmaher, B. (2015, March 1). Child/adolescent anxiety multimodal study: Evaluating safety. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 54 (3), 180-190. Full Text
  - Torp, NC, Dahl, K, Skarphedinsson, G, Compton, S, Thomsen, PH, Weidle, B, Hybel, K, Valderhaug, R, Melin, K, Nissen, JB, & Ivarsson, T. (2015, March). Predictors associated with improved cognitive-behavioral therapy outcome in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 54 (3), 200-207.e1. Full Text
  - Gonzalez, A, Peris, TS, Vreeland, A, Kiff, CJ, Kendall, PC, Compton, SN, Albano, AM, Birmaher, B, Ginsburg, GS, Keeton, CP, March, J, McCracken, J, Rynn, M, Sherrill, J, Walkup, JT, & Piacentini, J. (2015, February). Parental anxiety as a predictor of medication and CBT response for anxious youth. Child Psychiatry and Human Development , 46 (1), 84-93. Full Text
  - White, SW, Lerner, MD, McLeod, BD, Wood, JJ, Ginsburg, GS, Kerns, C, Ollendick, T, Kendall, PC, Piacentini, J, Walkup, J, & Compton, S. (2015, January 1). Anxiety in Youth With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: Examination of Factorial Equivalence. Behavior Therapy , 46 (1), 40-53. Full Text
  - White, SW, Lerner, MD, McLeod, BD, Wood, JJ, Ginsburg, GS, Kerns, C, Ollendick, T, Kendall, PC, Piacentini, J, Walkup, J, & Compton, S. (2015, January). Anxiety in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder: examination of factorial equivalence. Behavior Therapy , 46 (1), 40-53. Full Text
  - Houghton, DC, Compton, SN, Twohig, MP, Saunders, SM, Franklin, ME, Neal-Barnett, AM, Ely, L, Capriotti, MR, & Woods, DW. (2014, December 15). Measuring the role of psychological inflexibility in Trichotillomania. Psychiatry Research , 220 (1-2), 356-361. Full Text
  - Houghton, DC, Compton, SN, Twohig, MP, Saunders, SM, Franklin, ME, Neal-Barnett, AM, Ely, L, Capriotti, MR, & Woods, DW. (2014, December). Measuring the role of psychological inflexibility in Trichotillomania. Psychiatry Research , 220 (1-2), 356-361. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, Rosenfield, D, Hofmann, SG, & Smits, JAJ. (2014, October). Advances in data analytic methods for evaluating treatment outcome and mechanisms of change: introduction to the special issue. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology , 82 (5), 743-745. Full Text
  - Crawley, SA, Caporino, NE, Birmaher, B, Ginsburg, G, Piacentini, J, Albano, AM, Sherrill, J, Sakolsky, D, Compton, SN, Rynn, M, McCracken, J, Gosch, E, Keeton, C, March, J, Walkup, JT, & Kendall, PC. (2014, August). Somatic complaints in anxious youth. Child Psychiatry and Human Development , 45 (4), 398-407. Full Text
  - Drysdale, AT, Hartley, CA, Pattwell, SS, Ruberry, EJ, Somerville, LH, Compton, SN, Lee, FS, Casey, BJ, & Walkup, JT. (2014, June 1). Fear and anxiety from principle to practice: Implications for when to treat youth with anxiety disorders. Biological Psychiatry , 75 (11). (Letter) Full Text
  - Drysdale, AT, Hartley, CA, Pattwell, SS, Ruberry, EJ, Somerville, LH, Compton, SN, Lee, FS, Casey, BJ, & Walkup, JT. (2014, June). Fear and anxiety from principle to practice: implications for when to treat youth with anxiety disorders. Biological Psychiatry , 75 (11), e19-e20. (Letter) Full Text
  - Freeman, J, Sapyta, J, Garcia, A, Compton, S, Khanna, M, Flessner, C, FitzGerald, D, Mauro, C, Dingfelder, R, Benito, K, Harrison, J, Curry, J, Foa, E, March, J, Moore, P, & Franklin, M. (2014, June). Family-based treatment of early childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder: the Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Study for Young Children (POTS Jr)--a randomized clinical trial. Jama Psychiatry , 71 (6), 689-698. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, Peris, TS, Almirall, D, Birmaher, B, Sherrill, J, Kendall, PC, March, JS, Gosch, EA, Ginsburg, GS, Rynn, MA, Piacentini, JC, McCracken, JT, Keeton, CP, Suveg, CM, Aschenbrand, SG, Sakolsky, D, Iyengar, S, Walkup, JT, & Albano, AM. (2014, April). Predictors and moderators of treatment response in childhood anxiety disorders: results from the CAMS trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 82 (2), 212-224. Full Text
  - Ginsburg, GS, Becker, EM, Keeton, CP, Sakolsky, D, Piacentini, J, Albano, AM, Compton, SN, Iyengar, S, Sullivan, K, Caporino, N, Peris, T, Birmaher, B, Rynn, M, March, J, & Kendall, PC. (2014, March). Naturalistic follow-up of youths treated for pediatric anxiety disorders. Jama Psychiatry , 71 (3), 310-318. Full Text
  - Piacentini, J, Bennett, S, Compton, SN, Kendall, PC, Birmaher, B, Albano, AM, March, J, Sherrill, J, Sakolsky, D, Ginsburg, G, Rynn, M, Bergman, RL, Gosch, E, Waslick, B, Iyengar, S, McCracken, J, & Walkup, J. (2014, March). 24- and 36-week outcomes for the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 53 (3), 297-310. Full Text
  - Beidas, RS, Lindhiem, O, Brodman, DM, Swan, A, Carper, M, Cummings, C, Kendall, PC, Albano, AM, Rynn, M, Piacentini, J, McCracken, J, Compton, SN, March, J, Walkup, J, Ginsburg, G, Keeton, CP, Birmaher, B, Sakolsky, D, & Sherrill, J. (2014, January 1). A Probabilistic and Individualized Approach for Predicting Treatment Gains: An Extension and Application to Anxiety Disordered Youth. Behavior Therapy , 45 (1), 126-136. Full Text
  - Beidas, RS, Lindhiem, O, Brodman, DM, Swan, A, Carper, M, Cummings, C, Kendall, PC, Albano, AM, Rynn, M, Piacentini, J, McCracken, J, Compton, SN, March, J, Walkup, J, Ginsburg, G, Keeton, CP, Birmaher, B, Sakolsky, D, & Sherrill, J. (2014, January). A probabilistic and individualized approach for predicting treatment gains: an extension and application to anxiety disordered youth. Behavior Therapy , 45 (1), 126-136. Full Text
  - Wei, C, Hoff, A, Villabø, MA, Peterman, J, Kendall, PC, Piacentini, J, McCracken, J, Walkup, JT, Albano, AM, Rynn, M, Sherrill, J, Sakolsky, D, Birmaher, B, Ginsburg, G, Keeton, C, Gosch, E, Compton, SN, & March, J. (2014, January 1). Assessing Anxiety in Youth with the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology , 43 (4), 566-578. Full Text
  - Cummings, CM, Caporino, NE, Settipani, CA, Read, KL, Compton, SN, March, J, Sherrill, J, Piacentini, J, McCracken, J, Walkup, JT, Ginsburg, G, Albano, AM, Rynn, M, Birmaher, B, Sakolsky, D, Gosch, E, Keeton, C, & Kendall, PC. (2013, October). The therapeutic relationship in cognitive-behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy for anxious youth. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 81 (5), 859-864. Full Text
  - Podell, JL, Kendall, PC, Gosch, EA, Compton, SN, March, JS, Albano, A-M, Rynn, MA, Walkup, JT, Sherrill, JT, Ginsburg, GS, Keeton, CP, Birmaher, B, & Piacentini, JC. (2013, April). Therapist Factors and Outcomes in CBT for Anxiety in Youth. Professional Psychology, Research and Practice , 44 (2), 89-98. Full Text
  - Conelea, CA, Woods, DW, Zinner, SH, Budman, CL, Murphy, TK, Scahill, LD, Compton, SN, & Walkup, JT. (2013, February). The impact of Tourette Syndrome in adults: results from the Tourette Syndrome impact survey. Community Mental Health Journal , 49 (1), 110-120. Full Text
  - Barlow, A, Mullany, B, Neault, N, Compton, S, Carter, A, Hastings, R, Billy, T, Coho-Mescal, V, Lorenzo, S, & Walkup, JT. (2013, January). Effect of a paraprofessional home-visiting intervention on American Indian teen mothers’ and infants’ behavioral risks: a randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Psychiatry , 170 (1), 83-93. Full Text
  - Caporino, NE, Brodman, DM, Kendall, PC, Albano, AM, Sherrill, J, Piacentini, J, Sakolsky, D, Birmaher, B, Compton, SN, Ginsburg, G, Rynn, M, McCracken, J, Gosch, E, Keeton, C, March, J, & Walkup, JT. (2013, January). Defining treatment response and remission in child anxiety: signal detection analysis using the pediatric anxiety rating scale. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 52 (1), 57-67. Full Text
  - Caporino, NE, Brodman, DM, Kendall, PC, Albano, AM, Sherrill, J, Piacentini, J, Sakolsky, D, Birmaher, B, Compton, SN, Ginsburg, G, Rynn, M, McCracken, J, Gosch, E, Keeton, C, March, J, & Walkup, JT. (2013, January). Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Child Anxiety: Signal Detection Analysis Using the Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 52 (1), 57-67. Full Text
  - Conelea, CA, Woods, DW, Zinner, SH, Budman, CL, Murphy, TK, Scahill, LD, Compton, SN, & Walkup, JT. (2013). The impact of tourette syndrome in adults: Results from the tourette syndrome impact survey. Community Mental Health Journal , 49 (1), 110-120. Full Text
  - Almirall, D, Compton, SN, Gunlicks-Stoessel, M, Duan, N, & Murphy, SA. (2012, July). Designing a pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial for developing an adaptive treatment strategy. Statistics in Medicine , 31 (17), 1887-1902. Full Text
  - Lewin, AB, Murphy, TK, Storch, EA, Conelea, CA, Woods, DW, Scahill, LD, Compton, SN, Zinner, SH, Budman, CL, & Walkup, JT. (2012, July). A phenomenological investigation of women with Tourette or other chronic tic disorders. Comprehensive Psychiatry , 53 (5), 525-534. Full Text
  - Almirall, D, Compton, SN, Rynn, MA, Walkup, JT, & Murphy, SA. (2012). SMARTer discontinuation trial designs for developing an adaptive treatment strategy. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology , 22 (5), 364-374. Full Text
  - Ginsburg, GS, Kendall, PC, Sakolsky, D, Compton, SN, Piacentini, J, Albano, AM, Walkup, JT, Sherrill, J, Coffey, KA, Rynn, MA, Keeton, CP, McCracken, JT, Bergman, L, Iyengar, S, Birmaher, B, & March, J. (2011, December). Remission after acute treatment in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders: findings from the CAMS. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 79 (6), 806-813. Full Text
  - Franklin, ME, Sapyta, J, Freeman, JB, Khanna, M, Compton, S, Almirall, D, Moore, P, Choate-Summers, M, Garcia, A, Edson, AL, Foa, EB, & March, JS. (2011, September). Cognitive behavior therapy augmentation of pharmacotherapy in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: the Pediatric OCD Treatment Study II (POTS II) randomized controlled trial. Jama , 306 (11), 1224-1232. Full Text
  - Conelea, CA, Woods, DW, Zinner, SH, Budman, C, Murphy, T, Scahill, LD, Compton, SN, & Walkup, J. (2011, April). Exploring the impact of chronic tic disorders on youth: results from the Tourette Syndrome Impact Survey. Child Psychiatry and Human Development , 42 (2), 219-242. Full Text
  - Franklin, ME, Best, SH, Wilson, MA, Loew, B, & Compton, SN. (2011, February 1). Habit Reversal Training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Tourette Syndrome: A Pilot Project. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities , 23 (1), 49-60. Full Text
  - Lewin, AB, Storch, EA, Conelea, CA, Woods, DW, Zinner, SH, Budman, CL, Scahill, LD, Compton, SN, Walkup, JT, & Murphy, TK. (2011). The roles of anxiety and depression in connecting tic severity and functional impairment. Journal of Anxiety Disorders , 25 (2), 164-168. Full Text
  - Kendall, PC, Compton, SN, Walkup, JT, Birmaher, B, Albano, AM, Sherrill, J, Ginsburg, G, Rynn, M, McCracken, J, Gosch, E, Keeton, C, Bergman, L, Sakolsky, D, Suveg, C, Iyengar, S, March, J, & Piacentini, J. (2010, April). Clinical characteristics of anxiety disordered youth. Journal of Anxiety Disorders , 24 (3), 360-365. Full Text
  - Walkup, JT, & Compton, S. (2010, February 1). Review: pharmacotherapy increases response and reduces symptom severity in paediatric anxiety disorders. Evidence Based Mental Health , 13 (1), 19-19. Full Text
  - Walkup, JT, & Compton, S. (2010, February). Deputy Editor's Comment. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 49 (2), 186-188. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, Walkup, JT, Albano, AM, Piacentini, JC, Birmaher, B, Sherrill, JT, Ginsburg, GS, Rynn, MA, McCracken, JT, Waslick, BD, Iyengar, S, Kendall, PC, & March, JS. (2010, January 5). Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS): rationale, design, and methods. (Published online) Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health , 4 , 1-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Compton, SN, & Atkins, DC. (2010). Statistics and research methodology at ABCT: AMASS and beyond. the Behavior Therapist , 33 (7), 140-141.
  - Brent, DA, Greenhill, LL, Compton, S, Emslie, G, Wells, K, Walkup, JT, Vitiello, B, Bukstein, O, Stanley, B, Posner, K, Kennard, BD, Cwik, MF, Wagner, A, Coffey, B, March, JS, Riddle, M, Goldstein, T, Curry, J, Barnett, S, Capasso, L, Zelazny, J, Hughes, J, Shen, S, Gugga, SS, & Turner, JB. (2009, October). The Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters study (TASA): predictors of suicidal events in an open treatment trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 48 (10), 987-996. Full Text
  - Vitiello, B, Brent, DA, Greenhill, LL, Emslie, G, Wells, K, Walkup, JT, Stanley, B, Bukstein, O, Kennard, BD, Compton, S, Coffey, B, Cwik, MF, Posner, K, Wagner, A, March, JS, Riddle, M, Goldstein, T, Curry, J, Capasso, L, Mayes, T, Shen, S, Gugga, SS, Turner, JB, Barnett, S, & Zelazny, J. (2009, October). Depressive symptoms and clinical status during the Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters (TASA) Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 48 (10), 997-1004. Full Text
  - Walkup, JT, Compton, SN, & Kendall, PC. (2009, June 4). The authors reply. New England Journal of Medicine , 360 (23), 2477-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Walkup, JT, Compton, SN, & Kendall, PC. (2009, June 4). Behavioral Therapy, Sertraline, or Both in Childhood Anxiety Reply. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE , 360 (23), 2477-2477. Link to Item
  - Shapiro, M, Silva, SG, Compton, S, Chrisman, A, DeVeaugh-Geiss, J, Breland-Noble, A, Kondo, D, Kirchner, J, & March, JS. (2009, March 25). The child and adolescent psychiatry trials network (CAPTN): infrastructure development and lessons learned. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health , 3 (1), 12-null. Full Text
  - Walkup, JT, Albano, AM, Piacentini, J, Birmaher, B, Compton, SN, Sherrill, JT, Ginsburg, GS, Rynn, MA, McCracken, J, Waslick, B, Iyengar, S, March, JS, & Kendall, PC. (2008, December). Cognitive behavioral therapy, sertraline, or a combination in childhood anxiety. The New England Journal of Medicine , 359 (26), 2753-2766. Full Text
  - Roy, AK, Vasa, RA, Bruck, M, Mogg, K, Bradley, BP, Sweeney, M, Bergman, RL, McClure-Tone, EB, Pine, DS, & CAMS Team, . (2008, October). Attention bias toward threat in pediatric anxiety disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 47 (10), 1189-1196. Full Text
  - Freeman, JB, Garcia, AM, Coyne, L, Ale, C, Przeworski, A, Himle, M, Compton, S, & Leonard, HL. (2008, May). Early childhood OCD: preliminary findings from a family-based cognitive-behavioral approach. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 47 (5), 593-602. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, Kratochvil, CJ, & March, JS. (2007, September). Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review. Pediatr Ann , 36 (9), 586-598. (Review) Link to Item
  - Compton, SN, Kratochvil, CJ, & March, JS. (2007, July 1). Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: An evidence-based medicine review. Psychiatric Annals , 37 (7), 504-517. (Review)
  - Franklin, M, Cahill, SP, & Compton, SN. (2006, December 1). What is the question? A comment on "investigating treatment mediators when simple random assignment to a control group is not possible". Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice , 13 (4), 337-341. Full Text
  - Chrisman, A, Egger, H, Compton, SN, Curry, J, & Goldston, DB. (2006, May 1). Assessment of childhood depression. Child and Adolescent Mental Health , 11 (2), 111-116. (Review) Full Text
  - Gosch, EA, Flannery-Schroeder, E, Mauro, CF, & Compton, SN. (2006, January 1). Principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in children. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy , 20 (3), 247-262. (Review) Full Text
  - Curry, J, Compton, SN, & March, JS. (2005, September). CBT VERSUS SUPPORTIVE THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 44 (9), 842-843. Full Text
  - March, JS, Silva, SG, Compton, S, Shapiro, M, Califf, R, & Krishnan, R. (2005, May). The case for practical clinical trials in psychiatry. The American Journal of Psychiatry , 162 (5), 836-846. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, March, JS, Brent, D, Albano, AM, Weersing, R, & Curry, J. (2004, August). Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 43 (8), 930-959. (Review) Full Text
  - March, JS, Silva, SG, Compton, S, Anthony, G, DeVeaugh-Geiss, J, Califf, R, & Krishnan, R. (2004, May). The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Trials Network (CAPTN). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 43 (5), 515-518. Full Text
  - Costello, EJ, Compton, SN, Keeler, G, & Angold, A. (2004, January 28). Effect of poverty on emotional symptoms in children - Reply. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION , 291 (4), 424-424. Link to Item
  - Case, B, Costello, EJ, Compton, SN, Keeler, G, & Angold, A. (2004). Effect of Poverty on Emotional Symptoms in Children [4] (multiple letters). Journal of the American Medical Association , 291 (4), 424--. Full Text
  - Costello, EJ, Compton, SN, Keeler, G, & Angold, A. (2003, October). Relationships between poverty and psychopathology: a natural experiment. Jama , 290 (15), 2023-2029. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, Swanson, JW, Wagner, HR, Swartz, MS, Burns, BJ, & Elbogen, EB. (2003, March). Involuntary outpatient commitment and homelessness in persons with severe mental illness. Ment Health Serv Res , 5 (1), 27-38. Link to Item
  - Phillips, SD, Kramer, TL, Compton, SN, Burns, BJ, & Robbins, JM. (2003, January). Case-mix adjustment of adolescent mental health treatment outcomes. J Behav Health Serv Res , 30 (1), 125-136. Link to Item
  - Vitiello, B. (2003, January). Searching for Moderators and Mediators of Pharmacological Treatment Effects in Children and Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 42 (1), 13-21. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, Burns, BJ, Helen, LE, & Robertson, E. (2002, December). Review of the evidence base for treatment of childhood psychopathology: internalizing disorders. J Consult Clin Psychol , 70 (6), 1240-1266. (Review) Link to Item
  - Farmer, EMZ, Compton, SN, Bums, BJ, & Robertson, E. (2002, December). Review of the evidence base for treatment of childhood psychopathology: externalizing disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 70 (6), 1267-1302. (Review) Full Text
  - THE RESEARCH UNITS ON PEDIATRIC PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY (RUPP) ANXIETY STUDY GROUP, . (2002, September). The Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS): Development and Psychometric Properties. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 41 (9), 1061-1069. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, Grant, PJ, Chrisman, AK, Gammon, PJ, Brown, VL, & March, JS. (2001, May). Sertraline in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder: an open trial. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry , 40 (5), 564-571. Full Text Link to Item
  - (2001, April). Fluvoxamine for the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. The Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Anxiety Study Group. The New England Journal of Medicine , 344 (17), 1279-1285. Full Text
  - Compton, SN, Cuffel, BJ, Burns, BJ, & Goldman, W. (2000, October). Datapoints: Effects of changing from five to ten preauthorized outpatient sessions. Psychiatr Serv , 51 (10), 1223-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Compton, SN, Nelson, AH, & March, JS. (2000, August). Social phobia and separation anxiety symptoms in community and clinical samples of children and adolescents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry , 39 (8), 1040-1046. Full Text Link to Item
- Book Sections
  - Burns, BJ, Compton, SN, Egger, HL, Fanner, EMZ, & Robertson, EB. (2009, January 1). An Annotated Bibliography of Evidence for Diagnostic-Specific Psychosocial and Psychopharmacological Interventions. In Community Treatment for Youth: Evidence-Based Interventions for Severe Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Bushnell, GA, Dusetzina, SB, Gaynes, BN, Compton, SN, White, AD, & Stuermer, T. (2015, September). Initial Prescription Medication for Children with Anxiety: Concordance with Evidence. Link to Item
  - Skarphedinsson, G, Weidle, B, Thomsen, PH, Compton, SN, Dahl, K, Torp, NC, Nissen, JB, Melin, KH, Hybel, K, Valderhaug, R, Wentzel-Larsen, T, & Ivarsson, T. (2015, June). Continued cognitive-behavior therapy versus sertraline for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder that were non-responders to cognitive-behavior therapy: Treatment outcome and moderator analysis. Link to Item
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