Editorial Policy
Last updated: 14 November 2026
When you're looking for answers about anxiety, you deserve information you can trust. This page explains how we write, review and look after our articles, and what the names and dates at the top of each article mean.
Who writes our articles
Calm Clinic has published articles on anxiety and mental health since 2009. Our articles are written by members of our team, who bring a range of backgrounds and qualifications in psychology and mental health. You can read about each of them on our About page, along with some of the universities, journals and news sites that have linked to or cited our articles.
Expert review
Our team includes medical doctors, a psychiatrist, clinical psychologists and licensed counselors, and many of our articles are also reviewed by one of our experts. A reviewer reads the article and improves it where needed. This can mean correcting mistakes, adding missing details, or rewriting parts so the information is accurate and clear. When an article has been reviewed, the reviewer's name appears at the top of it. A named reviewer means that person reviewed that article.
Articles without a named reviewer show our expert team at the top instead. That tells you the article was written by a member of our team; it doesn't mean everyone pictured worked on it.
Independence
Our articles aren't sponsored, and we aren't aware of any conflicts of interest among our writers and reviewers. Each article has one aim: to answer the reader's question as clearly and accurately as we can.
Sources
We aim to include sources for our articles, such as published research and other authoritative sources, so you can read further. We check the links in our articles every week, and fix or remove the ones that no longer work.
How we keep articles up to date
We keep working on our articles after they are published. This includes:
- fixing spelling and grammar
- correcting factual and medical errors
- removing or updating outdated or broken links
- bringing together articles that cover the same topic, or retiring ones that are no longer helpful. A retired article takes you to the closest article we have.
We may use AI tools to help us spot errors and suggest corrections. A person reviews and approves every change.
What the dates mean
The "Updated" date shows when an article last changed in a meaningful way. Most small updates, such as typo fixes, don't change it.
Spotted a mistake?
If you think something in an article is wrong or out of date, please tell us through our contact page. We try to read every report and respond appropriately.
Not medical advice
Our articles are for information only. They are not medical advice and can't replace a diagnosis or treatment from a doctor or other qualified professional. If you're worried about your health, please talk to a doctor, and in an emergency contact your local emergency services. You can read more in our Terms of Service.