Editorial Standards

Everything published on The Dopamine Theory is held to the same standard: accurate, honest, and worth your time.

How we research

We draw on published psychology research, clinical literature, and the work of credentialed practitioners in personality psychology and related fields. Where academic research exists, we cite it. Where it’s limited, we say so. We don’t present emerging or contested ideas as settled science.

Primary sources take priority over secondary sources. We don’t rely on paraphrased summaries when original research is available. We don’t cite other content sites as authority — only journals, textbooks, and recognised expert sources.

How we write

Every article is written by a human. We do not publish AI-generated content without human review, editing, and verification. The voice and perspective on this site are genuine — not optimised output.

We write for people who want to understand something, not people who want to be told they’re already right. That means we’ll occasionally say things that are uncomfortable, nuanced, or less affirming than what you’ll find elsewhere.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, we fix it promptly and note the correction in the article. If you believe something we’ve published is factually incorrect, please contact us with the specific claim and your source.

Affiliate disclosure

Some articles on this site include affiliate links. These links may earn us a commission at no additional cost to you. Our editorial content is never written to promote a product — we only link to things we’d recommend regardless of whether we earn anything from them.