Press & media kit
Covering Shrinktionary or Dr. Refai?
Everything you need in one place: approved boilerplate, fast facts, a bio and photo, the logo, and how to cite us. All of it is cleared for editorial use. If you need something that isn't here, or a quote for a story, email [email protected].
Press contact: [email protected] · Subject line "Press inquiry" reaches us fastest.
Boilerplate
Copy-and-paste, cleared for use as written. Pick the length that fits.
One line
Shrinktionary is a plain-English mental health dictionary, written and medically reviewed by a board certified psychiatrist.
Short paragraph
Shrinktionary is a plain-English mental health dictionary. Each entry explains one word the way a doctor would explain it to a patient, then gives the clinical context, what the term isn't, and the related concepts worth knowing next. Every clinical entry is reviewed by a board certified psychiatrist before it publishes. Shrinktionary is the language layer of The Shrink Network and carries no advertising.
Dr. Refai's bio
Approved wording for a byline note or contributor bio.
One line
Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, is a board certified psychiatrist, founder and medical director of shrinkMD, and the medical reviewer for Shrinktionary.
Full bio
Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, is a board certified psychiatrist and the founder and medical director of shrinkMD. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, is board certified by the American Board of Sports and Performance Psychiatry, and is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is the medical reviewer for Shrinktionary, the plain-English dictionary in The Shrink Network. Health and mental health publications regularly cite him as an expert source on depression, anxiety, athlete mental health, and the gut-brain connection.
Verify credentials: NPI registry, ORCID. More at shariqrefai.com and his shrinkMD profile.
Downloadable assets
Right-click to save, or use the download link. Cleared for editorial use in coverage of Shrinktionary, Dr. Refai, or The Shrink Network. Please don't alter the logo's colors or proportions, or use these images to imply endorsement of an unrelated product.
How to cite us
Every definition page also carries a ready-made citation and an embed block under "Use or cite this definition."
Shrinktionary. "[Term]." Medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD. Shrinktionary, The Shrink Network. https://shrinktionary.com/terms/[slug]/
Dr. Refai in the media
Selected coverage where he's quoted as an expert source.
- Top Doctor Magazine
Profiled Dr. Refai on his path into psychiatry, athlete mental health, and treatment-resistant depression.
- The Epoch Times
Quoted him on research-backed, natural approaches to depression.
- EatingWell
Quoted him on how stress affects digestion, the gut-brain connection.
- DomesticShelters.org
Quoted him on how isolation is used in abuse and its effect on mental health.