Prescription for Insanity: Laura Delano on DarkHorse

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Bret Weinstein speaks with Laura Delano, the author of “Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance” on the subject of today’s mental health treatment and psychotropic medications.
Find Laura Delano on X at https://x.com/LauraDelano and her book, “Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance” at https://unshrunkthebook.com.
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Mentioned in this episode:
- The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/08/the-challenge-of-going-off-psychiatric-drugs
- A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned)
- Milgram experiment: https://archives.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2007_01/milgram.html
- Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker https://amzn.to/4hmqarw (commission earned)
- Drugs at FDA https://www.fda.gov/drugs
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome Laura Delano to DarkHorse
00:01:47 Sponsor: Jolie Skin Co - The World's Best Shower Filter
00:03:39 The Impact of Diagnosis and Medication
00:09:50 Sponsor: VanMan - Organic skincare products and tooth powder!
00:11:59 The Evolutionary Perspective on the Need for Chemical Intervention
00:20:15 Informed Choice, Not Anti-psychiatry
00:26:14 Understanding Mental Distress in Society
00:36:56 The Impact of External Influences
00:40:26 Parents and Their Struggles
00:43:33 Laura’s Descent into Psychiatric Treatment
00:59:19 Facing the Reality of Mental Health Treatment
01:06:30 Systems of Control
01:14:17 Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs
01:48:42 The Science of Tapering Off Psychiatric Medications
01:57:47 Navigating the Tapering Process
02:01:13 Understanding Drug Efficacy and Safety
02: 23:24 Building Healthy Relationships Post-Pharmaceuticals
02:34:37 Closing: Unshrunk & Laura’s Contacts
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