Free Evidence-Based Resources
Free Evidence-Based Resources
Selected Clinical Resources
Curated, evidence-based materials referenced in clinical discussion and shared selectively with patients and colleagues. These resources are educational in nature, not comprehensive, and are not a substitute for individualized medical care. Inclusion reflects clinical relevance, not endorsement of every interpretation or application.
Medication Tapering: Core Clinical References
Medication Tapering: Core Clinical References
Comprehensive guides for safely reducing or discontinuing psychiatric medications under medical supervision.
Comprehensive guides for safely reducing or discontinuing psychiatric medications under medical supervision.
Clinical Manual
Benzodiazepines: How They Work and How to Withdraw (The Ashton Manual)
Professor C. Heather Ashton’s manual is frequently referenced for its detailed discussion of benzodiazepine pharmacology and withdrawal phenomena. It provides historical context and illustrative examples of tapering approaches. It is best understood as a foundational reference rather than a stand-alone tapering protocol, as individual risk factors, comorbidities, and treatment history substantially influence clinical decision-making.
Clinical Manual
Benzodiazepines: How They Work and How to Withdraw (The Ashton Manual)
Professor C. Heather Ashton’s manual is frequently referenced for its detailed discussion of benzodiazepine pharmacology and withdrawal phenomena. It provides historical context and illustrative examples of tapering approaches. It is best understood as a foundational reference rather than a stand-alone tapering protocol, as individual risk factors, comorbidities, and treatment history substantially influence clinical decision-making.
Clinical Guidelines
Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering
This collaborative guideline outlines consensus considerations for when benzodiazepine tapering may be appropriate, with particular attention to risk–benefit assessment and patient safety. It is commonly referenced to inform clinical structure and monitoring, while still requiring individualized judgment and longitudinal assessment in practice.
Clinical Guidelines
Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering
This collaborative guideline outlines consensus considerations for when benzodiazepine tapering may be appropriate, with particular attention to risk–benefit assessment and patient safety. It is commonly referenced to inform clinical structure and monitoring, while still requiring individualized judgment and longitudinal assessment in practice.
Clinical Reference
The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines
Developed by clinicians in the United Kingdom, these guidelines provide structured frameworks for reducing or discontinuing psychiatric medications across multiple classes. They are frequently referenced to inform deprescribing strategy, while recognizing that pacing, sequencing, and feasibility depend on individual clinical context.
Clinical Reference
The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines
Developed by clinicians in the United Kingdom, these guidelines provide structured frameworks for reducing or discontinuing psychiatric medications across multiple classes. They are frequently referenced to inform deprescribing strategy, while recognizing that pacing, sequencing, and feasibility depend on individual clinical context.
Sleep and Insomnia: Evidence-Based Approaches
Insomnia &
Sleep Health
Evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) represents the first-line treatment for chronic sleep difficulties. These digital tools provide structured, clinically-proven approaches to improving sleep without medication.
Evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) represents the first-line treatment for chronic sleep difficulties. These digital tools provide structured, clinically-proven approaches to improving sleep without medication.
Mobile App
CBT-i Coach
CBT-i Coach is a structured digital adjunct developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to support evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. It may be used as a supplementary tool within a broader clinical approach, but does not replace individualized assessment or treatment.
Mobile App
CBT-i Coach
CBT-i Coach is a structured digital adjunct developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to support evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. It may be used as a supplementary tool within a broader clinical approach, but does not replace individualized assessment or treatment.
Anxiety: Conceptual and Practical Frameworks
Understanding and managing anxiety through evidence-based cognitive and behavioral approaches. These resources provide practical frameworks for addressing anxious thoughts and building psychological resilience.
Video Resource
How to Approach Anxiety
Dr. Kevin Majeres created a resource outlining a cognitive-behavioral framework for conceptualizing anxiety, including distinctions between adaptive and maladaptive threat responses. It is referenced to support understanding and clinical discussion, rather than as a comprehensive treatment.
Video Resource
How to Approach Anxiety
Dr. Kevin Majeres created a resource outlining a cognitive-behavioral framework for conceptualizing anxiety, including distinctions between adaptive and maladaptive threat responses. It is referenced to support understanding and clinical discussion, rather than as a comprehensive treatment.
Compulsive Sexual Behaviors
Evidence-informed resources addressing compulsive sexual behaviors, including problematic pornography use, with an emphasis on behavioral regulation, accountability, and recovery-oriented change.
Structured Support Resource
Purity is Possible
A structured, skills-based resource supporting individuals seeking greater control over compulsive sexual behaviors. Emphasizes habit formation, accountability, and relapse-prevention strategies that may be used independently or alongside clinical care.
Structured Support Resource
Purity is Possible
A structured, skills-based resource supporting individuals seeking greater control over compulsive sexual behaviors. Emphasizes habit formation, accountability, and relapse-prevention strategies that may be used independently or alongside clinical care.
Human Flourishing
Resources examining human flourishing beyond symptom reduction, drawing on interdisciplinary research in meaning, purpose, character, and social connection.
Academic Research Initiative
The Human Flourishing Program
Led by Tyler VanderWeele, Ph.D., the Human Flourishing Program is an interdisciplinary research initiative investigating the determinants of long-term wellbeing across psychological, social, moral, and spiritual domains, grounded in rigorous empirical methods.
Research areas include:
The science of happiness and life satisfaction
Meaning and purpose across the lifespan
The role of virtue and character development in wellbeing
Religious community and social connection as protective factors
Integrating knowledge across disciplines for comprehensive understanding of human flourishing
Academic Research Initiative
The Human Flourishing Program
Led by Tyler VanderWeele, Ph.D., the Human Flourishing Program is an interdisciplinary research initiative investigating the determinants of long-term wellbeing across psychological, social, moral, and spiritual domains, grounded in rigorous empirical methods.
Research areas include:
The science of happiness and life satisfaction
Meaning and purpose across the lifespan
The role of virtue and character development in wellbeing
Religious community and social connection as protective factors
Integrating knowledge across disciplines for comprehensive understanding of human flourishing