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 ResearchNeonatal 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 11
2021
Association 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
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 ResearchConceptsNon-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