About The Clinical Perspective, and who writes it

Our mission

Most clinical research never reaches the people it's about. It sits behind paywalls, buried in jargon, or compressed into headlines that promise more than the data supports. The Clinical Perspective exists to close that gap: we distill published studies in clinical psychology and mental health into summaries that are rigorous enough for clinicians and clear enough for everyone else.

What we do

Each post takes one study and walks through what was actually done, what was found, and — just as importantly — what the study can't tell us. Summaries are published on Instagram and archived here, and every one links back to the original paper so you can verify the source yourself.

How studies are chosen

Coverage prioritizes research that is:

• Peer-reviewed — published in a recognized journal, or clearly labeled when it isn't (e.g., preprints).
• Clinically relevant — findings that could plausibly matter for treatment, assessment, or public understanding of mental health.
• Methodologically interesting — strong designs worth highlighting, or flawed ones worth learning from.
• Requested by readers — the most upvoted studies in the Reader Queue get priority consideration.

Editorial principles

• Accuracy over hype. If a finding is preliminary, small, or contested, the summary says so.
• Limitations always noted. Every study has them; pretending otherwise is how bad science communication happens.
• Sources always linked. Nothing is summarized that you can't trace back to the original.
• Corrections are public. If we get something wrong, the post is corrected and the correction is acknowledged — not quietly edited.

Who writes this

The Clinical Perspective is written and edited by Maxamus Spaulding, BA, a Clinical Research Coordinator in Anesthesiology and Psychiatry at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He holds bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology from Bucknell University, coordinates NIH-, NIMH-, NIAID- and PCORI-funded clinical trials from recruitment through IRB compliance and data collection, and has co-authored peer-reviewed research in anesthesiology.

He is not a licensed psychologist or physician, and nothing here is clinical advice. What the job does provide is daily practice at reading a protocol, seeing how a study is actually run, and noticing the distance between what a paper found and what gets claimed about it. That is the whole basis of these summaries: read the original paper, say what it found, say what it cannot show, and link back so you can check.

Corrections are public. If something here is wrong, write to theclinicalperspective@gmail.com and the post gets corrected with the correction acknowledged, not quietly edited.

What we are not

The Clinical Perspective is an educational publication, not a healthcare provider. Nothing here is medical or psychological advice, and no summary is a substitute for consultation with a qualified professional. Read the full disclaimer and privacy notice.

Get involved

Suggest and vote on studies in the Reader Queue, submit your own research for coverage, or follow along on Instagram. For anything else, reach us at theclinicalperspective@gmail.com.