2023
Promoting 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 ResearchThe impact of postpartum social support on postpartum mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic
White L, Kornfield S, Himes M, Forkpa M, Waller R, Njoroge W, Barzilay R, Chaiyachati B, Burris H, Duncan A, Seidlitz J, Parish-Morris J, Elovitz M, Gur R. The impact of postpartum social support on postpartum mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2023, 26: 531-541. PMID: 37268777, PMCID: PMC10238239, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-023-01330-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal-infant bondingMental health outcomesPostpartum womenHealth outcomesPoor postpartum mental healthSocial supportCOVID-19 pandemic-related changesMental healthSignificant depressive symptomsPostpartum mental healthElectronic patient portalParent-infant bondingCOVID-19 pandemicPandemic-related changesPregnant patientsPostpartum outcomesPrenatal careSelf-reported social supportWeeks postpartumPostpartum depressionBonding impairmentPostpartum anxietyPostpartum recoveryDepressive symptomsPostpartum social supportNeonatal 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
2022
Hospitalizations Associated With Mental Health Conditions Among Adolescents in the US and France During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Serret-Larmande A, Hutch M, Sáez C, Aronow B, Bhatnagar S, Bonzel C, Cai T, Devkota B, Hanauer D, Loh N, Luo Y, Moal B, Ahooyi T, Njoroge W, Omenn G, Sanchez-Pinto L, South A, Sperotto F, Tan A, Taylor D, Verdy G, Visweswaran S, Xia Z, Zahner J, Avillach P, Bourgeois F, Aaron J, Agapito G, Albayrak A, Albi G, Alessiani M, Alloni A, Amendola D, Angoulvant F, Anthony L, Ashraf F, Atz A, Azevedo P, Balshi J, Beaulieu-Jones B, Bell D, Bellasi A, Bellazzi R, Benoit V, Beraghi M, Bernal-Sobrino J, Bernaux M, Bey R, Blanco-Martínez A, Boeker M, Booth J, Bosari S, Bradford R, Brat G, Bréant S, Brown N, Bruno R, Bryant W, Bucalo M, Bucholz E, Burgun A, Cannataro M, Carmona A, Caucheteux C, Champ J, Chen J, Chen K, Chiovato L, Chiudinelli L, Cho K, Cimino J, Colicchio T, Cormont S, Cossin S, Craig J, Cruz-Bermúdez J, Cruz-Rojo J, Dagliati A, Daniar M, Daniel C, Das P, Dionne A, Duan R, Dubiel J, DuVall S, Esteve L, Estiri H, Fan S, Follett R, Ganslandt T, García-Barrio N, Garmire L, Gehlenborg N, Getzen E, Geva A, González González T, Gradinger T, Gramfort A, Griffier R, Griffon N, Grisel O, Guzzi P, Han L, Haverkamp C, Hazard D, He B, Henderson D, Hilka M, Ho Y, Holmes J, Hong C, Huling K, Issitt R, Jannot A, Jouhet V, Kavuluru R, Keller M, Kennedy C, Kernan K, Key D, Kirchoff K, Klann J, Kohane I, Krantz I, Kraska D, Krishnamurthy A, L'Yi S, Le T, Leblanc J, Lemaitre G, Lenert L, Leprovost D, Liu M, Long Q, Lozano-Zahonero S, Lynch K, Mahmood S, Maidlow S, Makoudjou A, Malovini A, Mandl K, Mao C, Maram A, Martel P, Martins M, Marwaha J, Masino A, Mazzitelli M, Mensch A, Milano M, Minicucci M, Moore J, Moraleda C, Morris J, Morris M, Moshal K, Mousavi S, Mowery D, Murad D, Murphy S, Naughton T, Neto C, Neuraz A, Newburger J, Ngiam K, Norman J, Obeid J, Okoshi M, Olson K, Orlova N, Ostasiewski B, Palmer N, Paris N, Patel L, Pedrera-Jiménez M, Pfaff A, Pfaff E, Pillion D, Pizzimenti S, Priya T, Prokosch H, Prudente R, Prunotto A, Quirós-González V, Ramoni R, Raskin M, Rieg S, Roig-Domínguez G, Rojo P, Rubio-Mayo P, Sacchi P, Salamanca E, Samayamuthu M, Sandrin A, Santhanam N, Santos J, Sanz Vidorreta F, Savino M, Schriver E, Schubert P, Schuettler J, Scudeller L, Sebire N, Serrano-Balazote P, Serre P, Shah M, Shakeri Hossein Abad Z, Silvio D, Sliz P, Son J, Sonday C, Spiridou A, Strasser Z, Tan B, Tan B, Tanni S, Terriza-Torres A, Tibollo V, Tippmann P, Toh E, Torti C, Trecarichi E, Vallejos A, Varoquaux G, Vella M, Vie J, Vitacca M, Wagholikar K, Waitman L, Wang X, Wassermann D, Weber G, Wolkewitz M, Wong S, Xiong X, Ye Y, Yehya N, Yuan W, Zambelli A, Zhang H, Zöller D, Zuccaro V, Zucco C. Hospitalizations Associated With Mental Health Conditions Among Adolescents in the US and France During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2246548. PMID: 36512353, PMCID: PMC9856226, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.46548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsMental health diagnosesHealth conditionsCohort studyChildren's HospitalPrepandemic periodCOVID-19 pandemicMental health condition diagnosisHealth diagnosisProportion of hospitalizationsMultisite cohort studyMonthly proportionPatient-level dataYears of ageElectronic health recordsHealth care data setsPrepandemic cohortPrevalent diagnosisMean agePandemic cohortHealth condition diagnosisHospitalization patternsHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEAdolescents 11Association of COVID-19 and Endemic Systemic Racism With Postpartum Anxiety and Depression Among Black Birthing Individuals
Njoroge W, White LK, Waller R, Forkpa M, Himes MM, Morgan K, Seidlitz J, Chaiyachati BH, Barzilay R, Kornfield SL, Parish-Morris J, Rodriguez Y, Riis V, Burris HH, Elovitz MA, Gur RE. Association of COVID-19 and Endemic Systemic Racism With Postpartum Anxiety and Depression Among Black Birthing Individuals. JAMA Psychiatry 2022, 79: 600-609. PMID: 35416928, PMCID: PMC9008565, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0597.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Parental mental health screening in the NICU: a psychosocial team initiative
Grunberg V, Geller P, Hoffman C, Njoroge W, Ahmed A, Patterson C. Parental mental health screening in the NICU: a psychosocial team initiative. Journal Of Perinatology 2021, 42: 401-409. PMID: 34580422, PMCID: PMC9145720, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01217-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child interactionsPoor parental mental healthParental mental healthNeonatal intensive care unitPsychosocial teamAnxiety symptomsChild developmentMental health screeningClinical distressRates of depressionMental healthChild's hospitalizationLevel 4 neonatal intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unit experienceTeam initiativeParentsIntensive care unit experienceIntensive care unitDepressionQuality improvement initiativesEarly identificationCare unitPsychologyHealth screeningUnit experienceAssociation Between Discrimination Stress and Suicidality in Preadolescent Children
Argabright S, Visoki E, Moore T, Ryan D, DiDomenico G, Njoroge W, Taylor J, Guloksuz S, Gur R, Gur R, Benton T, Barzilay R. Association Between Discrimination Stress and Suicidality in Preadolescent Children. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 61: 686-697. PMID: 34425231, PMCID: PMC8917360, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Association of Adverse Neighborhood Exposures With HIV Viral Load in Pregnant Women at Delivery
Momplaisir F, Nassau T, Moore K, Grayhack C, Njoroge W, Roux A, Brady K. Association of Adverse Neighborhood Exposures With HIV Viral Load in Pregnant Women at Delivery. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2024577. PMID: 33156348, PMCID: PMC7648255, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.24577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV viral loadElevated viral loadViral loadPrenatal careVirologic controlCohort studyPregnant womenNeighborhood exposureMAIN OUTCOMEElevated HIV viral loadHigher HIV viral loadPopulation-based cohort studyHigher neighborhood educationHIV virologic controlIntermediate prenatal careMaternal health needsPoor virologic controlInadequate prenatal careCopies/mLHIV surveillance dataProportion of womenRace/ethnicityMaternal morbidityHIV diagnosisChronic diseases
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
2002
Learning About Pap Smears An Educational Skit for Hispanic Adolescents
Richardson R, Njoroge W, Wilcox G, Chacko M, Hergenroeder A. Learning About Pap Smears An Educational Skit for Hispanic Adolescents. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2002, 15: 197-204. PMID: 12459224, DOI: 10.1016/s1083-3188(02)00155-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research