The short version.
ShrinkNetwork.com is the central explanation site for the Shrink Network. It tells you what the network is and routes you to the right place. It isn't a clinical destination, and nothing on it's medical advice. The educational sites in the network are general education. They're not a substitute for evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment by a licensed clinician, and reading any of them doesn't create a doctor patient relationship. If you're making a decision about your own care, talk to a clinician who knows your situation.
What the Shrink Network is.
The Shrink Network is a connected ecosystem of independent mental health properties. The educational sites (Shrinkopedia, AnxietyResource, DepressionResource, PsychiatryRx, AnxietyResearch, Shrinktionary, shrinkDaily) explain conditions, symptoms, treatments, medications, and the research behind them, in plain language, reviewed by a board certified psychiatrist. The application sites (shrinQ, Unstuck, QuitScrolling) are skill building and pattern recognition tools. The care layer (shrinkMD) is a telepsychiatry practice with its own clinicians. This site, ShrinkNetwork.com, explains how all of that fits together.
What it isn't.
None of the sites in the network, including this one, is a clinical service except shrinkMD, and shrinkMD's care relationship begins only after a proper evaluation. The educational content isn't a diagnosis. It isn't a treatment plan. It isn't a prescription. It isn't tailored to you. It can't account for your history, your other conditions, your medications, or anything else a clinician would weigh. Reading it doesn't make you anyone's patient, and it doesn't create a doctor patient relationship with Dr. Refai or with any other contributor.
Why this matters in mental health.
Mental health information is easy to misread when you're the one struggling. The same symptom can point to very different conditions, and the right next step depends on the whole picture, not a single page. General education is genuinely useful for understanding what's happening and asking better questions, but it can't tell you what's true for you specifically. That's the work of a clinician who can evaluate you directly. Don't start, stop, or change any treatment based on something you read on any site in the network without talking to a licensed clinician who knows your situation.
What we hope the network does for you.
We hope it helps you understand the territory: what a symptom usually means, what a condition involves, what the treatments are and how strong the evidence is, what a medication does and what to expect, and where to go next. We hope it makes the conversation with your own clinician shorter and clearer. We hope it routes you to the right resource quickly, whether that's an educational entry, a practical tool, or actual care. What we don't intend is for it to replace that clinician. It's a starting point, not a substitute.
Limitation of liability.
The network works to keep its content accurate, current, and grounded in reliable sources, and every clinical entry on the editorial sites is medically reviewed. Even so, medicine changes, sources get updated, and no website can be complete or right for every person. The content is provided as general information without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent allowed by law, the Shrink Network and its contributors aren't liable for decisions made or actions taken based on anything you read here. Your reliance on the content is at your own discretion.
Updates to this disclaimer.
We may update this disclaimer as the network grows and as the standards evolve. When we make a substantive change, it takes effect when it's posted. The version on this page is always the current one.
Contact.
Questions about this disclaimer or about ShrinkNetwork.com can go to [email protected]. For general health information from public sources, see MedlinePlus and the National Institute of Mental Health. If you're in crisis or someone is in danger, don't rely on this site: call or text 988, or call 911, and see the crisis and safety resources.