Resources
Helpful resources, reading material and Event recordings.
Articles
Journal articles written by leaders in our network.
Research
Peer-reviewed, independent research papers.
Conferences
Recordings of our past symposia and conferences.
Books
A curated library of books that we recommend.
Journal Articles
A curated library of books that we recommend.
Research
Peer-reviewed, independent research papers
Conferences
resources from past conferences & Symposia
HOPEnDialogue Rome Kickoff
The kickoff meeting of HOPEnDialogue, a new Open Dialogue international research collaborative, in Rome, Italy, July 2, 2019 In 2019, the Foundation for Excellence in
Yale Symposium, April 2015: New Data & New Hopes Call for New Practices in Clinical Psychiatry
An international gathering at Yale University which reviewed new data generated over the last decade related to the treatment, course, and outcome of serious mental
Reclaiming Childhood Conference
Co-sponsorship of the Children’s Mental Health Summit, September 2012. A national gathering in Syracuse, New York, with over 75 presentation documents. Co-sponsors included The Foundation
Symposium at Chapel Hill, September 2011
The second international summit (Chapel Hill, NC) was organized by Open Excellence with the goals of gathering and disseminating accurate information and helping to shift awareness.
Founding Symposium, February, 2011
The first Excellence symposium (Portland, OR). An international gathering of mental health treatment professionals in response to Robert Whitaker’s shocking assessment of research on psychotropic
Books
A curated library of books that we recommend.
Evidence-biased Antidepressant Prescription: Overmedicalisation, Flawed Research, and Conflicts of Interest
“This book addresses the over-prescribing of antidepressants in people with mostly mild and subthreshold depression. It outlines the steep increase in antidepressant prescription and critically
The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition
In this paradigm-shifting book, Kaplan and Rucklidge share their groundbreaking research, explaining how to feed your brain to stabilize your mood, stave off depression, and
The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine: Exposing the crisis of credibility in clinical research
An exposé of the corruption of medicine by the pharmaceutical industry at every level, from exploiting the vulnerable destitute for drug testing, through manipulation of
A Straight Talking Introduction To Psychiatric Drugs (First Edition): The Truth About How They Work And How To Come Off Them
Psychiatric drugs and their use are amongst the most hotly debated issues in the 21st century. How they work, whether they are effective, how to
The Zyprexa Papers
On December 17, 2006, The New York Times began a series of front-page stories about documents obtained from Alaska lawyer Jim Gottstein, showing Eli Lilly
Rivers of Change – Channels of Hope: A Mental Health Survivor’s Guide Through Lived Experience
You are not alone and there is hope *If you are struggling with a mental health challenge or substance use* If you are wondering if