Publications

  1. Nigg JT, Bruton AM, Kozlowski MB, Johnstone JM, Karalunas SL. Does white noise help with attention in ADHD? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry: in press.  
  2. Sibley M.H., Bruton A.M., Zhao X., Johnstone J.M., Mitchell J.T., Hatsu I., Arnold L.E., Basu H.H., Levy L., Vyas P., Macphee F., Schoenfelder-Gonzalez E., Kelley M., Jusko M.L., Bolden C.R., Zulauf-McCurdy C., Manzano M., & Torres G. (In Press). Non-pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents. Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00381-9
     
  3. Robinette L.M., Hatsu I.E., Johnstone J.M., Bruton A.M., Leung B.M.Y, & Arnold L.E. (2023). Treatment response to supplemental nutrients for ADHD is independent of diet quality: the MADDY Study RCT, Nutritional Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2023.2191415
     
  4. Leung B.M., Srikanth P., Gracious B., Hatsu I.E., Tost G., Conrad V., Johnstone J.M., & Arnold L.E. (2022). Paediatric adverse event rating scale: a measure of safety or efficacy? Novel analysis from the MADDY study. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2022.2096333
     
  5. Robinette L.M., Hatsu I., Johnstone J.M., Tost G., Bruton A.M., Eiterman L.P., Leung B.M.Y., Odie J.B., Orchard T., Gracious B.L., & Arnold L.E. (2022). Fruit and vegetable intake are inversely associated with severity of inattention in a pediatric population with ADHD symptoms: the MADDY Study. Nutritional Neuroscience. (1-10) https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2022.2071805
     
  6. Hatsu I.E., Eiterman L., Stern M., Lu S., Johnstone J.M., Leung B.M.Y., Srikanth P., Robinette L., Tost G., Odei J.B., Gracious B.L., Arnold L.E. (2022). Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Symptoms of Emotional Dysregulation in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The MADDY Study. Nutrients. 14(6):1306. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061306
     
  7. Bruton A.M., Senders A., Tost G., Ast H., Robinette L., Leung B., Hatsu I., Arnold L.E., & Johnstone J.M. (2022). Pain sensitivity and perceptual sensitivity are associated with severity of emotional dysregulation in children with ADHD: a cross-sectional analysis using the Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2043946
     
  8. Lu S., Bruton A.M., Millington E., Alexander E., Camden K., Johnstone J.M., Hatsu I., Arnold L.E., & Leung, B. (2022). Parents’ priorities and preferences for treatment of their children with ADHD: Qualitative inquiry in the MADDY study. Child: Care, Health & Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12995
     
  9. Johnstone J.M., Hatsu I., Tost G., Srikanth P., Eiterman L., Bruton A., Ast H., Robinette L., Stern M., Millington E., Gracious B., Hughes A., Leung B.M.Y, & Arnold L.E. (2022). Micronutrients for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Youths: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 61(5): 647–661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.005
     
  10. Rucklidge J.J., Johnstone J.M., & Kaplan, B.J. (2021). Nutrition provides the essential foundation for optimizing mental health. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 6(1), 131-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2021.1875342
     
  11. Johnstone J.M., 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), 3394. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113394
     
  12. Hatsu I.E., Eiterman L., Stern M., Lu S., Johnstone J.M., Leung B.M.Y., & Arnold L.E. (2022) Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Symptoms of Emotional Dysregulation in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The MADDY Study. Nutrients. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061306
     
  13. Robinette L.M., Hatsu I.E.; Johnstone J.M., Tost G.; Bruton A.M., Eiterman L.P., Leung B.M.Y., Odie J.B., Orchard T., Gracious B.L., Arnold L.E. (2022) Fruit and Vegetable Intake is Inversely Associated with Severity of Inattention in a Pediatric Population with ADHD Symptoms: The MADDY Study. Nutr Neurosci. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2022.2071805
     
  14. Bruton A.M., Senders A., Tost G., Ast H., Robinette L., Leung B., Hatsu I., Arnold L.E., and Johnstone J.M. (2022) Pain sensitivity and perceptual sensitivity are associated with severity of emotional dysregulation in children with ADHD: A cross-sectional analysis using the Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire. Disabil Rehabil: doi:10.1080/09638288.2022.2043946
     
  15. Lu S.V., Leung B.M.Y., Bruton A.M., Millington E., Alexander E., Camden K., Hatsu I., Johnstone J.M., & Arnold L.E. (2022). Parents’ Priorities and Preferences for Treatment of Children with ADHD: Qualitative Inquiry in the MADDY Study. Child: Care, Health and Development. doi: 10.1111/cch.12995
     
  16. Johnstone, J. M., Hatsu, I., Tost, G., Srikanth, P., Eiterman, L. P., Bruton, A., Ast, H. K., Robinette, L. M., Stern, M. M., Millington, E. G., Gracious, B., Hughes, A. J., Leung, B. M., & Arnold, L. E. (2021). Micronutrients for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Youth: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.005
     
  17. Johnstone, J. M., Ribbers, A., Jenkins, D., Atchley, R., Gustasfsson, H., Nigg, J. T., Wahbeh, H., Oken, B. (2020). Classroom-Based Mindfulness Training Reduces Anxiety in Adolescents: Acceptability and Effectiveness of a Cluster-Randomized Pilot Study. Journal of Restorative Medicine. DOI 10.14200/jrm.2020.0101
     
  18. Johnstone, J. M., Leung, B. M. Y., Srikanth, P., Hatsu, I., Perez, L., Gracious, B., Tost, G., Aman, M. G., Gadow, K. D., Findling, R. L., Bukstein, O., & Arnold, L. E. (2020). Development of a Composite Primary Outcome Score for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional Dysregulation. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 30(3), 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2019.0179
     
  19. Johnstone, J.M., Leung B., Gracious B., Perez L., Tost G., Savoy A., Hatsu I., Hughes A., Bruton A., Arnold L.E. (2019) Rationale and design of an international randomized placebo-controlled trial of a 36-ingredient micronutrient supplement for children with ADHD and irritable mood: The Micronutrients for ADHD in Youth (MADDY) study. Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 16:100478. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100478
     
  20. Holton, K. F., Johnstone, J. M., Brandley, E. T., & Nigg, J. T. (2018). Evaluation of dietary intake in children and college students with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Nutritional neuroscience, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2018.1427661
     
  21. Rucklidge, J. J., Eggleston, M. J., Johnstone, J. M., Darling, K. and Frampton, C. M. (2018), Vitamin‐mineral treatment improves aggression and emotional regulation in children with ADHD: a fully blinded, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial. J Child Psychol Psychiatr, 59: 232-246. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12817
     
  22. Johnstone, J. M., Roake, C., Sheikh, I., Mole, A., Nigg, J. T., & Oken, B. (2016). School-based mindfulness intervention for stress reduction in adolescents: Design and methodology of an open-label, parallel group, randomized controlled trial. Contemporary clinical trials communications, 4, 99-104. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2016.07.001
     
  23. Rucklidge, J. J., Johnstone, J., Gorman, B., Boggis, A., & Frampton, C. M. (2014). Moderators of treatment response in adults with ADHD treated with a vitamin–mineral supplement. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 50, 163-171. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.12.014
     
  24. Rucklidge, J. J., Taylor, M. R., & Johnstone, J. (2018). Does diet and nutrition affect ADHD? Facts and clinical considerations for psychiatrists. Psychiatric Times, 35 (9).

Results from a randomized controlled trial in New Zealand with children who took the same micronutrients used in the MADDY Study

  1. Borlase, N., Melzer, T. R., Eggleston, M. J. F., Darling, K. A., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2019). Resting-state networks and neurometabolites in children with ADHD after 10 weeks of treatment with micronutrients: results of a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Nutritional Neuroscience, 1-11. doi:10.1080/1028415X.2019.1574329 
     
  2. 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.
     
  3. 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
     
  4. Darling, K. A., Eggleston, M. J. F., Retallick-Brown, H., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2019). Mineral-vitamin treatment associated with remission in ADHD symptoms and related problems: One year naturalistic outcomes of a 10 week randomized placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.
     
  5. 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.