Editorial Standards
Reviewed before publication.
Every condition, treatment, and clinical page on SILC Health is reviewed before it goes live. Physicians (medical reviewers) and licensed clinicians (clinical reviewers) verify accuracy, plain-language clarity, and editorial fit with our standards.
Medical reviewers
Physicians.
Medical doctors (MD, DO) who provide physician-level review and oversight of clinical content.
Umbrella Reviewer
Peter Scheid, MDMedical Director, SILC Health
Medical Director for SILC Health and a board-certified addiction medicine specialist, providing physician oversight across the umbrella's substance use and mental health programs.
Clinical reviewers
Licensed clinicians.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors, and other licensed clinicians who review behavioral-health content within their scope of practice.
Substance Use Reviewer
Alexandra Truman, LMFTClinical Director, Substance Use Services — SILC Health
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Director of Substance Use Services at SILC Health. Oversees clinical operations and treatment-plan integrity across SILC's substance use programs.
Mental Health Reviewer
Christina Kayanan, LMFT, LPCCClinical Director, Mental Health Services — SILC Health
Clinical Director of Mental Health Services at SILC Health. Decade-long career in clinical and behavioral health settings spanning complex mental health conditions, co-occurring disorders, trauma, and substance use. Editorial reviewer for SILC Health's mental health content.
How we review content
SILC Health distinguishes between medical review (physicians — MD, DO) and clinical review (licensed clinicians — LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, and others). The byline on each page identifies which type of reviewer signed off, so readers can see the credential behind the content.
Every clinical page — substance use disorders, mental health conditions, levels of care, and treatment approaches — is assigned to a reviewer whose scope of practice matches the content. Substance use content routes to our SUD reviewer; mental health content routes to our MH reviewer; physician-level oversight spans the full umbrella.
Reviewers verify that content reflects current clinical understanding, uses plain language a worried family member or prospective client can follow, and stays within SILC's editorial rules: no patient stories, no outcome guarantees, no claims of a cure. The byline on each page links back to the reviewer's profile and lists the date of the most recent review.
Pages are re-reviewed when clinical guidance changes, when we update site-wide messaging, or on an annual cadence — whichever comes first. Our editorial standards apply to every page that touches medical information, including pages without a public byline.