2023
Young Children's Development and Behavior: Associations with Timing of Household Food Insecurity in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Early Head Start Sample
Treviño M, Cherry K, Njoroge W, Gerstein E. Young Children's Development and Behavior: Associations with Timing of Household Food Insecurity in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Early Head Start Sample. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2023, 44: e617-e624. PMID: 37871284, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold food insecurityPersistent household food insecurityMaternal risk factorsAge 3 yearsRisk factorsCumulative risk effectAnalysis of covarianceChild Experiences StudySociodemographic informationEarly Head Start familiesProblem behaviorFood insecurityDevelopmental healthHead Start sampleEarly childhoodChildrenHead Start familiesNeeds ratioMeaningful differencesSocioeconomic riskRisk effectsStart sampleDifferent patternsStart familiesChild developmentPromoting Empathy and Affiliation in Relationships (PEAR) study: protocol for a longitudinal study investigating the development of early childhood callous-unemotional traits
Wagner N, Perkins E, Rodriguez Y, Ordway C, Flum M, Hernandez-Pena L, Perelstein P, Sem K, Paz Y, Plate R, Popoola A, Lynch S, Astone K, Goldstein E, Njoroge W, Raine A, Pincus D, Pérez-Edgar K, Waller R. Promoting Empathy and Affiliation in Relationships (PEAR) study: protocol for a longitudinal study investigating the development of early childhood callous-unemotional traits. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e072742. PMID: 37802613, PMCID: PMC10565261, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReviewing the Literature on the Impact of Gun Violence on Early Childhood Development
Holloway K, Cahill G, Tieu T, Njoroge W. Reviewing the Literature on the Impact of Gun Violence on Early Childhood Development. Current Psychiatry Reports 2023, 25: 273-281. PMID: 37233973, PMCID: PMC10213564, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-023-01428-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAgedChildChild, PreschoolCOVID-19Exposure to ViolenceFirearmsGun ViolenceHumansMental HealthPandemicsConceptsMental health outcomesHealth outcomesEarly childhood developmentEarly childhood mental healthGun violence exposurePurpose of ReviewToChildhood developmentSignificant mental health outcomesChildhood mental healthRecent FindingsThe literaturePost-traumatic stressTreatment of survivorsMental healthViolence exposureYoung childrenCOVID-19 pandemicGun violenceOlder youthOutcomesYouth gun violenceExposureReviewToSurvivorsNeonatal Intensive Care Unit Latent Profiles of Maternal Distress: Associations With 5-Year Maternal and Child Mental Health Outcomes
Njoroge W, Gerstein E, Lean R, Paul R, Smyser C, Rogers C. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Latent Profiles of Maternal Distress: Associations With 5-Year Maternal and Child Mental Health Outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 1123-1133. PMID: 37084882, PMCID: PMC10543383, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitChild mental health outcomesPreterm infantsHealth outcomesMental health outcomesNICU stressReference listsHealth factorsSocial determinantsChildren age 5 yearsHigher depressionIntensive care unitLife stressDisparate health outcomesPoor health outcomesAge 5 yearsEthnic groupsNICU dischargeCare unitRisk dyadsChildren ages 5Clinical riskUniversal screeningMaternal symptomatologyAffective symptoms
2021
Association between Preferred Language and Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children in the United States
Otto W, Grundmeier R, Montoya-Williams D, Njoroge W, Wallis K, Gerber J, Yun K. Association between Preferred Language and Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children in the United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 1261-1264. PMID: 34469330, PMCID: PMC8592181, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 test positivityCoronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 pandemicPreferred languageTest positivityInfectionIndividuals of colorChildrenRiskFirst waveSecond wavePandemicPositivitySocial Determinants of Health: the Impact of Racism on Early Childhood Mental Health
Berry O, Londoño Tobón A, Njoroge W. Social Determinants of Health: the Impact of Racism on Early Childhood Mental Health. Current Psychiatry Reports 2021, 23: 23. PMID: 33712922, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-021-01240-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolHumansLongitudinal StudiesMental HealthRacismSocial Determinants of HealthConceptsEarly childhood mental healthChildhood mental healthMental healthSocial determinantsYoung childrenCaregivers' mental healthPurpose of ReviewDespiteForm of exposureMore studiesImpact of racismInfantsSocioemotional developmentHealthChildrenFuture studiesChildhood developmentBehavioral developmentExposureSequelaeEffects of racismChildren's socioemotional developmentStudyRecent literatureEditorial: Analyzing Treatment and Prescribing in Large Administrative Datasets With a Lens on Equity
Karnik N, Cortese S, Njoroge W, Drury S, Frazier J, McCauley E, Henderson S, White T, Althoff R, Novins D. Editorial: Analyzing Treatment and Prescribing in Large Administrative Datasets With a Lens on Equity. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 60: 818-820. PMID: 33359220, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of antipsychoticsYoung childrenEvidence-based mental health careUse of medicationsThird of childrenMental health careAdministrative datasetsEvidence-based standardsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderTreatment guidelinesCommon conditionPsychiatric assessmentNumber of childrenAntipsychoticsMinimum dosePervasive developmental disorderHyperactivity disorderAdolescent psychiatristsHealth careDisordersChildrenEnhanced advocacyPresent findingsDevelopmental disordersLarge administrative dataset
2013
Parental Cultural Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Young Children and Television
Njoroge W, Elenbaas L, Garrison M, Myaing M, Christakis D. Parental Cultural Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Young Children and Television. JAMA Pediatrics 2013, 167: 739-745. PMID: 23778788, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsianAttitudeBlack or African AmericanChild, PreschoolCultural CharacteristicsCultureHumansMaleParentsTelevisionWhite PeopleConceptsNon-Hispanic white childrenRace/ethnicityBeliefs/attitudesEthnic disparitiesYoung childrenSocioeconomic statusWhite childrenChild race/ethnicityCommunity-based sampleParents of childrenPediatric clinicMAIN OUTCOMEScreen timeAfrican American childrenMinutes of televisionPractice networkAged childrenSignificant differencesChildrenEarly childhood developmentDemographic questionnaireMore televisionDemographic covariatesTV viewingFamily socioeconomic status
2012
Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Preschool Children With Psychiatric Disorders
Njoroge W, Yang D. Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Preschool Children With Psychiatric Disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports 2012, 14: 121-128. PMID: 22258435, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-012-0253-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Assessment of Behavioral Disorders in Preschool-Aged Children
Njoroge W, Bernhart K. Assessment of Behavioral Disorders in Preschool-Aged Children. Current Psychiatry Reports 2011, 13: 84-92. PMID: 21274662, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-011-0181-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research