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A further look at the prognostic power of young children's reports of depressed mood and feelingsN S Ialongo
Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Child Dev 72:736-47. 2001..The prognostic power of these early self-reports suggests that children as young as 5 or 6 years of age are capable of providing valid reports of depressed mood and feelings...
Steps substantive researchers can take to build a scientifically strong case for the existence of trajectory groupsNicholas Ialongo
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 624 North Broadway, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Dev Psychopathol 22:273-5; discussion 287-94. 2010..or that [trajectory groups] actually exist" according to Raudenbush. These steps have been elaborated in a series of papers by Muthén and colleagues, but it is useful to briefly review them here...- Suicidal behavior among urban, African American young adultsNicholas Ialongo
Department of Mental Hygiene, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 32:256-71. 2002..Despite the severity of most attempts, few attempters received mental health services in their lifetime or at the time of their most recent attempt... - Negative caregiver strategies and psychopathology in urban, African-American young adultsAmy L Koenig
Department of Mental Hygiene, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 624 North Broadway, Room 809, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
Child Abuse Negl 26:1211-33. 2002..This association appears robust across diverse populations. The implications for preventive interventions are discussed... 
Parent psychopathology and youth internalizing symptoms in an urban community: a latent growth model analysisMarcy Burstein
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 41:61-87. 2010..These results underscore the importance of targeting parents with mood and anxiety disorders in urban families in order to reduce the risk for internalizing difficulties in their adolescent youth...- Major depressive disorder in a population of urban, African-American young adults: prevalence, correlates, comorbidity and unmet mental health service needNicholas Ialongo
Department of Mental Hygiene, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 624 North Broadway, Room 809, Baltimore, MD 21205 1999, USA
J Affect Disord 79:127-36. 2004.... - A comparison of girls' and boys' aggressive-disruptive behavior trajectories across elementary school: prediction to young adult antisocial outcomesCindy M Schaeffer
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 74:500-10. 2006..Girls with the LMAD trajectory differed from boys with the IAD trajectory... - Is depressed mood in childhood associated with an increased risk for initiation of alcohol use during early adolescence?Rosa M Crum
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
Addict Behav 33:24-40. 2008..In addition, we examined whether these associations varied according to the youths' report that alcohol consumption occurred with or without parental permission... - Healthy Steps for Young Children: sustained results at 5.5 yearsCynthia S Minkovitz
Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, E4636, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Pediatrics 120:e658-68. 2007..We sought to determine whether Healthy Steps for Young Children has sustained treatment effects at 5.5 years, given early findings demonstrating enhanced quality of care and improvements in selected parenting practices... - Impacts of age of onset of substance use disorders on risk of adult incarceration among disadvantaged urban youth: a propensity score matching approachEric P Slade
University of Maryland School of Medicine, U S Department of Veterans Affairs, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 95:1-13. 2008..Age of onset of substance use disorders in adolescence and early adulthood could be associated with higher rates of adult criminal incarceration in the U.S., but evidence of these associations is scarce... - When the course of aggressive behavior in childhood does not predict antisocial outcomes in adolescence and young adulthood: an examination of potential explanatory variablesHanno Petras
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Dev Psychopathol 16:919-41. 2004.... - Depressed mood in childhood and subsequent alcohol use through adolescence and young adulthoodRosa M Crum
Johns Hopkins Health Institutions, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 2024 E Monument St, Ste 2 500, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:702-12. 2008.... - Predicting negative life outcomes from early aggressive-disruptive behavior trajectories: gender differences in maladaptation across life domainsCatherine P Bradshaw
Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Youth Adolesc 39:953-66. 2010..Boys with CHAD and boys with an increasing pattern had equal levels of risk for experiencing negative outcomes. The findings are consistent with transactional models of development and have implications for preventive interventions... - Short-term impact of Experience Corps participation on children and schools: results from a pilot randomized trialGeorge W Rebok
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 81:79-93. 2004..In this pilot trial, the Experience Corps program led to selective improvements in student reading/academic achievement and classroom behavior while not burdening the school staff... - The NIfETy method for environmental assessment of neighborhood-level indicators of violence, alcohol, and other drug exposureC D M Furr-Holden
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prev Sci 9:245-55. 2008.... - Modeling growth in boys' aggressive behavior across elementary school: links to later criminal involvement, conduct disorder, and antisocial personality disorderCindy M Schaeffer
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
Dev Psychol 39:1020-35. 2003..Peer rejection was highest among boys with chronic high aggression. Interventions with boys with distinct patterns of aggression are discussed... - Mediators of the stress-substance-use relationship in urban male adolescentsDiana H Fishbein
Behavioral Health Research Division, RTI International, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Prev Sci 7:113-26. 2006.... - The effect of working for pay on adolescent tobacco useRajeev Ramchand
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Public Health 97:2056-62. 2007..We investigated the links between working for pay and adolescent tobacco use to determine whether working for pay increases smoking risk... - Empirically derived subtypes of child academic and behavior problems: co-occurrence and distal outcomesWendy M Reinke
University of Missouri Columbia, 16 Hill Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
J Abnorm Child Psychol 36:759-70. 2008..Implications for early identification, prevention, and intervention for children at risk for academic failure and disruptive behavior problems are discussed... - Gender differences in mental health characteristics and gambling among African-American adolescent gamblersSilvia S Martins
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 1900, USA
Am J Addict 17:126-34. 2008..Internalizing behavior was associated with female gambling. No male-female differences in substance use/lifetime conduct disorder among gamblers were noted. Gambling preferences/frequency differed across genders... - Developmental epidemiological courses leading to antisocial personality disorder and violent and criminal behavior: effects by young adulthood of a universal preventive intervention in first- and second-grade classroomsHanno Petras
University of Maryland College Park, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 95:S45-59. 2008..From first through seventh grade the developmental trajectories of 2311 students from 19 Baltimore City Public Schools were examined. We report the GBG impact on these trajectories and ASPD and violent and criminal behavior by age 19-21... - Impact of the Good Behavior Game, a universal classroom-based behavior intervention, on young adult service use for problems with emotions, behavior, or drugs or alcoholJeanne M Poduska
American Institutes for Research, 921 E Fort Avenue, Suite 225, Baltimore, MD 21230, United States
Drug Alcohol Depend 95:S29-44. 2008..The GBG was tested in a randomized field trial in 19 elementary schools with two cohorts of children as they attended first and second grades. This article reports on the impact of the GBG on service use through young adulthood... - The impact of two universal randomized first- and second-grade classroom interventions on young adult suicide ideation and attemptsHolly C Wilcox
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street CMSC 346, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
Drug Alcohol Depend 95:S60-73. 2008..The Good Behavior Game (GBG) was directed at socializing children for the student role and reducing aggressive, disruptive behavior. Mastery Learning (ML) was aimed at improving academic achievement. Both were implemented by the teacher... - Effects of a universal classroom behavior management program in first and second grades on young adult behavioral, psychiatric, and social outcomesSheppard G Kellam
American Institutes for Research, 921 E Fort Avenue, Suite 225, Baltimore, MD 21230, United States
Drug Alcohol Depend 95:S5-S28. 2008..This article reports on impact to ages 19-21... - Barriers to children's mental health servicesPamela L Owens
Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 41:731-8. 2002..Particular attention should be given to programs that focus on the needs of families who are most affected by their child's psychosocial problems... - Mental health and gambling in urban female adolescentsSilvia S Martins
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 1900, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:463-5. 2007..Female adolescent recreational gambling was associated with high levels of childhood hyperactivity measured at age 6, past-year substance use, and past-year anxiety symptoms... - Utility of TOCA-R scores during the elementary school years in identifying later violence among adolescent malesHanno Petras
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43:88-96. 2004..To evaluate the utility of a teacher-rating instrument (TOCA-R) of aggressive behavior during elementary school years in identifying boys at risk for later violence... - The structure and correlates of perfectionism in African American childrenBeth T McCreary
Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, OH, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 33:313-24. 2004..Results are discussed in the context of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of this African American sample and suggestions for future research are provided... - Anxiety sensitivity in African-American adolescents: evidence of symptom specificity of anxiety sensitivity componentsSharon F Lambert
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43:887-95. 2004..To examine the specificity of components of anxiety sensitivity (phrenophobia, fear of cardiovascular sensations, and fear of unsteadiness) to anxiety and depression in a sample of African-American adolescents... - African American children's reports of depressed mood, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation and later suicide attemptsNicholas S Ialongo
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 34:395-407. 2004..Neither family demographics nor teacher-reported child aggressive behavior proved equal to child self-reported depressive symptoms in predicting later suicide attempts... - The relationship between perceptions of neighborhood characteristics and substance use among urban African American adolescentsSharon F Lambert
Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Community Psychol 34:205-18. 2004..Findings highlight the importance of neighborhood contextual variables for African American substance use. Implications and directions for future research are presented... - Childhood antecedents of exposure to traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorderCarla L Storr
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Psychiatry 164:119-25. 2007..The authors prospectively examined childhood antecedents of exposure to traumatic events to estimate the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among those exposed to trauma... - Risk factors for community violence exposure in adolescenceSharon F Lambert
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Community Psychol 36:29-48. 2005..Implications of the findings for preventive interventions and future research are discussed... - Predictors of early initiation of vaginal and oral sex among urban young adults in Baltimore, MarylandDanielle C Ompad
Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York 10029, USA
Arch Sex Behav 35:53-65. 2006..In light of the rates of oral and anal sex, sexual education and intervention programs should address the risk for unintended consequences of these behaviors... - Academic pathways between attention problems and depressive symptoms among urban African American childrenKeith C Herman
School of MedicineJohns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
J Abnorm Child Psychol 35:265-74. 2007..Implications for designing interventions and prevention strategies for children with attention problems and depressive symptoms are discussed... - Marijuana use patterns among African-American middle-school students: a longitudinal latent class regression analysisBeth A Reboussin
Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 90:12-24. 2007..It also underscores the importance of developing interventions that are sensitive to the strong influence of parents at entry into middle-school and the shift to peer influences by the end of middle-school... - Latent structure of anxiety: taxometric explorationRoman Kotov
Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Psychol Assess 17:369-74. 2005..Examination of the taxon's convergent and discriminant validity revealed that it reflects general distress rather than physiological arousal. Taxon membership showed some evidence of incremental validity... - A randomized controlled trial of two primary school intervention strategies to prevent early onset tobacco smokingCarla L Storr
Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health, 624 N Broadway 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205-1999, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 66:51-60. 2002..57, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.34-0.96; adjusted relative risk for FSP/control contrast=0.69, 95% CI, 0.50-0.97). Results lend support to targeting the early antecedent risk behaviors for tobacco smoking... - Developmentally inspired drug prevention: middle school outcomes in a school-based randomized prevention trialC Debra M Furr-Holden
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 17710 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 73:149-58. 2004..042). This study adds new evidence on intervention-associated reduced risk of starting illegal drug use. In the context of 'gateway' models, the null evidence on marijuana is intriguing and merits attention in future investigations... - Cluster randomized trials with treatment noncomplianceBooil Jo
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Psychol Methods 13:1-18. 2008..For estimation of intervention effects considering noncompliance and data clustering, an ML-EM estimation method was employed...
Research Grants
- PERIODIC FOLLOW UP OF TWO UNIVERSAL PREVENTIVE TRIALSNicholas Ialongo; Fiscal Year: 2002....
- FOLLOWUP OF TWO UNIVERSAL PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONSNicholas Ialongo; Fiscal Year: 2003..Continued follow-up will enable us to determine the incidence and prevalence of substance use, antisocial behavior, and anxious, and depressive symptoms in early adolescence. ..
- PREVENTION RESEARCH TRAINING IN MENTAL HEALTHNicholas Ialongo; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Periodic Follow-up of Two Interventive Preventive TrialsNicholas Ialongo; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Development & Malleability from Childhood to AdulthoodNicholas Ialongo; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..