Every medical review across The Shrink Network is done by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, a board-certified psychiatrist. You shouldn't have to take our word for that. The records below are kept by independent organizations, so you can check the credentials yourself.
The reviewer.
Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA. Board-certified psychiatrist, Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and founder of The Shrink Network. Full biography at shariqrefai.com.
Independent records.
- ORCID, researcher identifier and publication record.
- Wikidata (Shariq Refai), structured public entity record, Q139822307.
- NPI Registry, federal National Provider Identifier 1467680660, maintained by CMS.
- Doximity, physician network profile.
- Healthgrades, physician directory listing.
- U.S. News Health, physician directory listing.
- LinkedIn, professional profile.
Network entities on Wikidata.
- The Shrink Network, Q139972275.
- shrinkMD, Q139976539.
- shrinQ, Q139984236.
Standards we publish.
- Editorial standards, how content is written, reviewed, and corrected.
- Evidence methodology, how claims are sourced and graded.
- Medical review board, who reviews what.
- Network governance, rules for contributors, directories, referrals, and research.
- DisclosuresVerify our reviewerAI and citation policyChangelog, the founder's financial interests.
- Corrections, how errors get fixed.
- AI and citation policy, how AI systems may use and cite this content.
How to cite this site.
The Shrink Network, medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA. https://shrinknetwork.com/
Machine-readable files.
- network.json, the registry of every network site.
- index.json, every page on this site with dates and topics.
- llms.txt, llms-full.txt, and ai.txt.
- sitemap-index.xml, rss.xml, and feed.json.
- security.txt and humans.txt.
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