2023
Reviewing 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 violenceExposureReviewToSurvivors
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 11Editors’ Note: Second Annual Report Regarding JAACAP’s Antiracist Journey
Novins D, Althoff R, Cortese S, Drury S, Frazier J, Henderson S, McCauley E, Njoroge W, Singh M, White T, Bath E, Billingsley M. Editors’ Note: Second Annual Report Regarding JAACAP’s Antiracist Journey. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 61: 1405-1410. PMID: 36182011, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.09.431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSounding the Alarm for Children’s Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Benton T, Njoroge W, Ng W. Sounding the Alarm for Children’s Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatrics 2022, 176: e216295. PMID: 35129603, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6295.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Addressing the Global Crisis of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Benton T, Boyd R, Njoroge W. Addressing the Global Crisis of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 1108-1110. PMID: 34369961, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of Racial Discrimination on the Mental Health of Minoritized Youth
Njoroge W, Forkpa M, Bath E. Impact of Racial Discrimination on the Mental Health of Minoritized Youth. Current Psychiatry Reports 2021, 23: 81. PMID: 34648076, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-021-01297-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental trajectoriesChildren's developmental trajectoriesDevelopmental lensInterpersonal relationshipsMental healthMinoritized youthRecent FindingsFromHealthy developmentReviewThe impactIntervention strategiesYouthRacial discriminationMultiple formsAmerica's childrenChildrenRacismDiscriminationPeersHealthParental 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMental HealthMothersParentsStress, PsychologicalConceptsParent-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 experienceSocial 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 ResearchConceptsEarly 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 literature