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Book: The Better Brain: Overcome anxiety. combat depression, and reduce ADHD and stress with nutrition The Better Brain – HarperCollins
Rucklidge, Julia J; Frampton, Chris M; Gorman, Brigette; Boggis, Anna (2014). "Vitamin–mineral treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: Double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial". British Journal of Psychiatry. 204 (4): 306–315
Rucklidge, Julia J; Eggleston, Matthew J.F; Johnstone, Jeanette M; Darling, Kathryn; Frampton, Chris 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.
Rucklidge, J. J., Johnstone, J. M., Villagomez, A., Ranjbar, N., & Kaplan, B. J. (2023). Broad-Spectrum Micronutrients and Mental Health (pp 152-171). In Nutritional Psychiatry: A Primer for Clinicians. Edited by Ted Dinan. Cambridge University Press.
Rucklidge, J. J., Bruton, A., Welsh, A., Ast, H., & Johnstone, J. M. (2025). Annual Research Review: Micronutrients and their role in the treatment of paediatric mental illness. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 66(4), 477-497.
Rucklidge, J. J., Bradley, H. A., Campbell, S. A., Heaton, J. L., Moltchanova, E., Dixon, L., Simcock, B., & Mulder, R. T. (2025). From womb to world-is it time to revisit our current guidelines for treatment of antenatal depression? Supporting the next generation to have the best start to life. New Zealand Medical Journal, 138(1621), 90-98. https://doi.org/10.26635/6965.6858
Julia is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing at the University of Canterbury and the Director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab.
Originally from Toronto, Canada, she completed her PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Calgary, in 2000, she immigrated to New Zealand.
Over the last twenty years, Professor Rucklidge has become well known for her research investigating the interface between nutrition and mental health, and has published over a hundred empirical papers. Julia is also the recipient of numerous local and international awards and is frequently featured in the media discussing her work. Her TEDx talk, ’The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health’ has been viewed over 5 million times, and she recently co-authored a book, The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition , which was published in 2021.
Having witnessed conventional treatments failing so many people, Julia is passionate about helping people find alternative treatments for their psychiatric symptoms. Through her focus on translating research into practice, she hopes to help make nutritional interventions mainstream.