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27 August 2024

Have a look at our Mental Health and Nutrition publications from 2009 onwards.

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  • Campbell SA, Bradley HA, Mulder RT, Henderson JMT, Dixon L, Haslett LC, Rucklidge, J.J. (2024). Effect of antenatal micronutrient or antidepressant exposure on Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale (NBAS) performance within one-month of birth. Early Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.105948.
  • Campbell, S. A., Dys, S., Henderson, J., Bradley, H., Rucklidge, J. (in press). Exploring the impact of antenatal micronutrients used as a treatment for maternal depression on infant temperament in the first year of life. Frontiers in Nutrition. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1307701/abstract

  • Freijy, T. M., Cribb, L., Oliver, G., Metri, N.-J., Opie, R. S., Jacka, F. N., . . . Sarris, J. (2023). Effects of a high-prebiotic diet versus probiotic supplements versus synbiotics on adult mental health: The “Gut Feelings” randomised controlled trial. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16. doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.1097278
  • Carr, A.C., Bradley, H.A., Vlasiuk, E., Pierard, H., Beddow, J., & Rucklidge, J.J. (2023). Inflammation and Vitamin C in Women with Prenatal Depression and Anxiety: Effect of Multinutrient Supplementation. Antioxidants, 12, 941. https:// doi.org/10.3390/antiox12040941
  • Katta, N. M., Blampied, N. M., Mulder, R. T., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2023). Micronutrients Absorbed via the Oral Mucosa Reduce Irritability and Anger but not Stress in University Students during COVID-19: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. International Journal of Stress Management. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-65540-001
  • Blampied, M., Tylianakis, J. M., Bell, C., Gilbert, C., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2023). Efficacy and safety of a vitamin-mineral intervention for symptoms of anxiety and depression in adults: A randomised placebo-controlled trial “NoMAD”. Journal of Affective Disorders, 339, 954-964. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.077
  • Rucklidge, J. J., & Mulder, R. T. (2023). The imperative to tax ultra-processed food if political parties are serious about improving mental health in future generations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 136(1583), 9-11. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37797250/

  • Perham, J. C., Shaikh, N. I., Lee, A., Darling, K. A., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2022). Toward ‘element balance’ in ADHD: an exploratory case control study employing hair analysis. Nutritional Neuroscience, 25(1), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2019.1707395.
  • Sarris J, Ravindran A, Yatham LN, et al. (2022). Clinician guidelines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders with nutraceuticals and phytoceuticals: The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) and Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Taskforce. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry,1-32. doi: 10.1080/15622975.2021.2013041
  • Rucklidge, J. J., Johnstone, J. J., & Kaplan, B. J. (2022). Nutritional Treatments: The Next Frontier in Psychiatry. September 21st 2022. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/nutritional-treatments-the-next-frontier-in-psychiatry

  • Warren, B., Sarris, S., Mulder, R. T. & Rucklidge, J. J. (2021) Pyroluria: Fact or Fiction. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
  • Rucklidge, J. J., Afzali, M. U., Kaplan, B. J., Bhattacharya, O., Blampied, F. M., Mulder, R. T., & Blampied, N. M. (2021). Massacre, Earthquake, Flood: Massacre, Earthquake, Flood: Translational science evidence that the use of micronutrients post-disaster reduces the risk of post-traumatic stress in survivors of disasters. International Perspectives in Psychology, 10(1), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1027/2157-3891/a000003
  • Rucklidge, J. J., Johnstone, J. J., & Kaplan, B. J. (2021). Nutrition is an essential foundation for optimizing mental health. Evidence Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 6(1), 131-154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2021.1875342

  • Rucklidge, J. J., Eggleston, M. J. F., Boggis, A., Darling, K. A., Gorman, B. & Frampton, C. M. (2020). Do changes in blood nutrient levels mediate treatment response in children and adults with ADHD consuming a vitamin-mineral supplement? Journal of Attention Disorders. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31707909?dopt=Abstract\
  • Retallick-Brown, H., Blampied, N., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2020). A Pilot Randomized Treatment-Controlled Trial Comparing Vitamin B6 with Broad-Spectrum Micronutrients for Premenstrual Syndrome. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. doi:10.1089/acm.2019.0305. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31928364
  • Perham, J. C., Shaikh, N. I., Lee, A., Darling, K. A., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2020). Toward ‘element balance’ in ADHD: an exploratory case control study employing hair analysis. Nutritional Neuroscience, 1-11. doi:10.1080/1028415X.2019.1707395 https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2019.1707395
  • Bradley, H. A., Campbell, S., Mulder, R. T., Henderson, J., Dixon, L., Boden, J., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2020). Can micronutrients treat symptoms of antenatal depression and anxiety and impact infant development? Study protocol for the efficacy and safety of a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial (the ‘NUTRIMUM” trial) BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20 (1), 488. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7448485/pdf/12884_2020_Article_3143.pdf
  • Johnstone, J., Hughes, A., Goldenberg, J. Z., Romijn, A. R., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2020). Multinutrients for the Treatment of Psychiatric Symptoms in Clinical Samples: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients, 12(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113394

  • Rucklidge, J., Eggleston, M., Johnstone, J. M., Darling, K., Stevens, A. J., Kennedy, M. A., & Frampton, C. M. (2019). Can we predict treatment response in children with ADHD to a vitamin-mineral supplement? An investigation into pre-treatment nutrient serum levels, MTHFR status, clinical correlates and demographic variables. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 89, 181-192. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027858461830407X?via%3Dihub
  • Rucklidge, J. J., Eggleston, M. J. F., Ealam, B., Beaglehole, B., & Mulder, R. T. (2019). An Observational Preliminary Study on the Safety of Long-Term Consumption of Micronutrients for the Treatment of Psychiatric Symptoms. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0352
  • Stevens, A. J., Purcell, R. V., Darling, K. A., Eggleston, M. J. F., Kennedy, M. A., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2019). Human gut microbiome changes during a 10 week Randomised Control Trial for micronutrient supplementation in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 10128. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-46146-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46146-3
  • Rucklidge, J. J., & Richardson, A. J. (2019). Multinutrient Supplementation for Prevention of Major Depressive Disorder in Overweight AdultsMultinutrient Supplementation and Major Depressive Disorder in Overweight Adults. Letters. JAMA, 322(4), 366-366. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.6467

  • Rucklidge, J. J., Eggleston, M., Johnstone, J. M., Darling, K., & Frampton, C. M. (2018). Vitamin-mineral treatment improves aggression and emotional regulation in children with ADHD: A fully-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59(3), 232-246. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.12817/full 
  • Kimball, S., Mirhosseini, N., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2018). Database Analysis of Depression and Anxiety in a Community Sample—Response to a Micronutrient Intervention. Nutrients, 10(2):152. http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/2/152
  • Stevens, A., Rucklidge, J. J., Eggleston, M., Darling, K., & Kennedy, M. (2018). Methylomic changes in response to micronutrient supplementation and MTHFR genotype. Epigenomics, 10(8), 1201-1214. https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/epi-2018-0029
     
  • Blampied, M., Bell, C., Gilbert, C., Boden, J., Nicholls, R., Rucklidge, J. J. (2018) Protocol for a Randomized Double Blind, Placebo Control Trial Exploring the Effectiveness of a Micronutrient Formula in improving symptoms of Anxiety and Depression. Medicines. 5(2), 56. http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/5/2/56

  • Sole, E. J., Rucklidge, J. J., & Blampied, N. M. (2017). Anxiety and Stress in Children Following an Earthquake: Clinically Beneficial Effects of Treatment with Micronutrients. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(5), 1422-1431. doi: 10.1007/s10826-016-0607-2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10826-016-0607-2
  • Romijn, A. R. & Rucklidge, J. J. Kuijer, R. G., & Frampton, C. M. (2017). A double blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of a probiotic formulation for the symptoms of depression. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(8), 810-821. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0004867416686694

  • Rucklidge, J. J., & Mulder, R. T. (2016). Could nutrition help behaviours associated with personality disorders? A narrative review. Personality and Mental Health, 10(1): 3-11. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1325 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pmh.1325/epdf
  • Lothian, J. A, Blampied, N., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2016). Effect of Micronutrients on Insomnia in Adults: A Multiple-Baseline Design. Clinical Psychological Science,4(6), 1112-1124. http://cpx.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/05/21/2167702616631740.abstract
  • Rucklidge, J. J. & Kaplan, B. J. (2016). Nutrition and mental health (editorial). Clinical Psychological Science, 4(6), 1082-1084. http://cpx.sagepub.com/content/4/6/1082.full
  • Arnold, L. E., Fristad, M. A., Gracious, B. L., Johnstone, J. M., Kaplan, B. J., Popper, C. W., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2016). Psychosis resulting from herbs rather than nutrients. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 18(2), e1.
  • Retallick-Brown, H., Rucklidge, J. J., & Blampied, N. (2016). Study protocol for a randomised double blind, treatment control trial comparing the efficacy of a micronutrient formula to a single vitamin supplement in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome. Medicines, 3, 32. http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/3/4/32

  • Kaplan, B. J., Rucklidge, J.J., McLeod, K., & Romijn, A. (2015). The Emerging Field of Nutritional Mental Health: Inflammation, the Microbiome, Oxidative Stress, and Mitochondrial Function. Clinical Psychological Science 3(6), 964-980. DOI: 10.1177/2167702614555413 http://cpx.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/01/24/2167702614555413.abstract
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Kaplan, B. J., & Mulder, R. (2015). What if nutrients could treat mental illness? (Debate). Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(5), 407-408. DOI: 10.1177/0004867414565482 http://anp.sagepub.com/content/49/5/407.full.pdf+html
  • Sarris, J., Logan, A.C., Amminger, G.P., Balanzá-Martínez, V., Freeman, M.P., Hibbeln, J., Matsuoka, Y., Mischoulon, D., Mizoue, T., Nanri, A., Nishi, D., Ramsey, D. Rucklidge, J.J., Sanchez-Villegas, A., Scholey, A., Su, K. P., Jacka, F.N. (2015). Nutritional Medicine as Mainstream in Psychiatry: A Consensus Position Statement from The International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR). Lancet Psychiatry, 2, 271-274. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(14)00051-0/abstract
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Kaplan, B. J., & Mulder, R. (2015). What if nutrients could treat mental illness? (Debate). Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(5), 407-408. DOI: 10.1177/0004867414565482 http://anp.sagepub.com/content/49/5/407.full.pdf+html
  • Sarris. J., Logan, A. C., Akbaraly, T.N., Amminger, G.P., Balanzá-Martínez, V., Freeman, M.P., Hibbeln, J., Matsuoka, Y., Mischoulon, D., Mizoue, T., Nanri, A., Nishi, D., Parletta, N., Ramsey, D., Rucklidge, J.J., Sanchez-Villegas, A., Scholey, A., Su, C., Jacka, F.N. (2015). The International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR) Consensus Position Statement: Nutritional Medicine in Modern Psychiatry (letter to editor). World Psychiatry 14(3), 370-371. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.20223/abstract
  • Romijn, A. R., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2015). Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics. Nutrition Reviews, 73(10):675-93. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv025 http://nutritionreviews.oxfordjournals.org/content/nutritionreviews/early/2015/09/12/nutrit.nuv025.full.pdf
  • Kaplan, B. J., Rucklidge, J. J., Romijn, A. R., & Dolph, M. (2015). A randomized trial of nutrient supplements to minimize psychological stress after a natural disaster. Psychiatry Research, 228, 373-379. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26154816
  • Gordon, H. A., Rucklidge, J. J., Blampied, N. M., & Johnstone, J. M. (2015). Clinically Significant Symptom Reduction in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treated with Micronutrients: An Open-Label Reversal Design Study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 25(10), 783-798. doi: 10.1089/cap.2015.0105
  • Rucklidge, J. J., Frampton, C., Gorman, B., & Boggis, A. (Letter to the editor) (2015). Reply to Tondo: Do micronutrients help in ADHD? British Journal of Psychiatry, 207(5), 460. http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/207/5/460.1
  • Rucklidge, J. J., & Mulder, R. T. (2015). Could nutrition help behaviours associated with personality disorders? A narrative review. Personality and Mental Health. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1325 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pmh.1325/epdf

  • Rucklidge, J.J., Blampied, N., Gorman, B., Gordon, H., & Sole, E. (2014). Psychological functioning one year after a brief intervention using micronutrients to treat stress and anxiety related to the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes: A naturalistic follow-up. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 29(3), 230-243.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Downs-Woolley, M., Taylor, M., Brown, J.A., & Harrow, S.E. (2014). Psychiatric comorbidities in a New Zealand sample of adults with ADHD. Journal of attention disorders, 1087054714529457.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Frampton, C., Gorman, B., & Boggis, A. (2014). Vitamin-mineral treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry,204(4), 306-315
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Harris, A., & Shaw, I. (2014). Are the amounts of vitamins in commercially available dietary supplement formulations relevant for the management of psychiatric disorders in children? New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 127, 73-85.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Johnstone, J., Gorman, B., & Boggis, A., & Frampton, C. (2014). Moderators of treatment response in adults with ADHD to micronutrients: demographics and biomarkers. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 50, 163–171.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., & Kaplan, B.J. (2014). Broad-spectrum micronutrient treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: rationale and evidence to date. CNS drugs, 28(9), 775-785.
  • Taylor, M.R., Boden, J.M., & Rucklidge, J.J. (2014). The relationship between ADHD symptomatology and self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behaviours in adults: a pilot study. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, 6(4), 303-312.

  • Harrison, R., Rucklidge, J.J., & Blampied, N. (2013). Use of micronutrients attenuates cannabis and nicotine abuse as evidenced from a reversal design: A case study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 45(2), 1-11.
  • Kaplan, B.J., Nikkel, G., Nikkel, B., Rucklidge, J.J. (Jan 9, 2013). Keeping Academic Psychiatry Relevant. British Journal of Psychiatry (letter). http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/201/6/421/reply#bjprcpsych_el_53864
  • Rucklidge, J.J. (2013). Could yeast infections impair recovery from mental illness? A case study using micronutrients and olive leaf extract for the treatment of ADHD and depression. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, 27(3), 14-18.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Johnstone, J., & Kaplan, B.J. (2013). Single bullet madness - why do we continue to perpetuate this fallacy? (letter). British Journal of Psychiatry, 203, 154-155. http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/202/6/398/reply#bjprcpsych_el_54588
  • Rucklidge, J.J., & Kaplan, B.J. (2013). Broad-spectrum micronutrient formulas for the treatment psychiatric symptoms: A systematic review. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 13(1), 49-73.

  • Rucklidge, J.J., Andridge, R., Gorman, B., Blampied, N., Gordon, H. & Boggis, A. (2012). Shaken but unstirred? Effects of micronutrients on stress and trauma after an earthquake: RCT evidence comparing formulas and doses. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 27(5), 440-454.

  • Rucklidge, J.J., & Blampied, N.M. (2011). Post earthquake functioning in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Positive effects of micronutrients on resilience. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 40(4), 51-57.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Johnstone, J., Harrison, R. (2011). Effect of micronutrients on neurocognitive functioning in adults with ADHD and Severe Mood Dysregulation: A pilot study. Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 17(12), 1-7.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Johnstone, J., Harrison, R., & Boggis, A. (2011). Micronutrients reduce stress and anxiety following a 7.1 earthquake in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Psychiatry Research, 189, 281-287. . doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2011.06.016.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Taylor, M.R., Whitehead, K.A. (2011). Effect of micronutrients on behaviour and mood in adults with ADHD: Evidence from an 8-week open label trial with natural extension. Journal of Attention Disorders, 15(1), 79-91.

  • Rucklidge, J.J., Gately, D., & Kaplan, B.J. (2010). Database Analysis of Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder Consuming a Micronutrient Formula. BMC Psychiatry, 10, 17. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/10/74
  • Rucklidge, J.J., & Harrison, R. (2010). Successful treatment of Bipolar Disorder II and ADHD with a micronutrient formula: A case study. CNS Spectrums, 15(5): 289-295.
  • Gardner, A., Kaplan, B.J., Rucklidge, J.J., Jonsson, B.H., & Humble, M.B. (2010). The potential of nutritional therapy. Science (letter), 327, 268.

  • Rucklidge, J.J. (2009). Successful treatment of OCD with a micronutrient formula following partial response to CBT: A case study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23: 836–840.
  • Rucklidge, J.J., Johnstone, J., & Kaplan, B.J. (2009). Nutrient supplementation approaches in the treatment of ADHD. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 9(4), 461-476.
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