Editorial Policy

What this site is

The Dopamine Deck publishes free printable tools, planners and short articles for people who find organisation and follow-through hard. The tools are everyday organisation and efficiency aids. They are not a diagnosis, not a treatment, and not a substitute for professional medical advice.

No medical review — and we do not claim one

We do not have a medical reviewer. No page on this site has been reviewed, checked or approved by a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or any other medical professional, and we do not describe our content as medically reviewed, peer reviewed or clinically approved. Any claim to the contrary would be false.

Content about ADHD, focus, sleep, mood, anxiety, executive function and emotional regulation is general information written by the editorial team. It is not tailored to you, your history or your medication, and it does not replace a conversation with a qualified professional.

Sources

Where a page makes a factual or health-related claim, the source is linked on that page so you can check it yourself. Our sources are public health bodies and research institutions:

NIMH (US National Institute of Mental Health), the NHS, NINDS and the American Psychological Association;
research centres such as the Harvard Center on the Developing Child;
peer-reviewed journal articles, listed by title, journal and year, with a link to the PubMed record.

What we do not do. We do not invent sources. We do not cite research we have not retrieved and read. We do not quote numbers from memory. If we cannot verify a source, the claim is left out or the page says plainly that the evidence is limited.

Link checks. Every source link on this site was opened and checked on 2026-09-15. Links that were broken or could not be loaded were removed rather than left in place.

How content is made

Pages are written by the Dopamine Deck editorial team, and AI drafting tools are used in the preparation of some pages. We claim no review beyond what this policy states: there is no medical review, no peer review and no external fact-checking body involved. AI is never used to generate sources, quotations, statistics, author names or credentials.

Evidence limits we state openly

Some strategies on this site are widely used in the ADHD community but have little or no controlled research behind them. Where that is so, we say so on the page rather than implying proof. Where the research itself is contested — “decision fatigue” and “willpower depletion” are the clearest examples — we say that too.

Updates and corrections

Pages carry a “last reviewed” date. Health-related pages are re-checked at least every six months, and sooner if public guidance changes. If you spot an error, email hello@thedopaminedeck.com; we aim to verify and correct within two working days.

If you need help now

This site cannot provide crisis support. If you are in crisis in the United States, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or go to your nearest emergency room. Outside the United States, find a helpline for your country at findahelpline.com.

These tools are everyday organisation and efficiency aids — not a diagnosis, not a treatment, and not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you are struggling, please consult a qualified professional.

Author & review

Author: The Dopamine Deck editorial team, which writes and maintains the tools, printables and blog posts on this site.
Medical review: none. No page on this site has been reviewed, checked or approved by a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or any other medical professional. We do not have a medical reviewer and we do not claim one.
Sources: where a page makes a factual or health-related claim, the public-health or peer-reviewed source is linked on that page. Sources are checked when the page is updated; all source links were last verified on 2026-09-15.
Not medical advice: these tools are everyday organisation and efficiency aids. They are not a diagnosis, not a treatment, and not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-15 · pages are re-checked at least every 6 months and sooner if public guidance changes.
Corrections: email hello@thedopaminedeck.com — we aim to verify and correct within 2 working days. See the editorial policy for how content is made and what we do not claim.