Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2026-08-27
Books mentioned on #678 - Psych Med Withdrawal Expert Laura Delano
Laura Delano is the founder of the Inner Compass Initiative and author of “Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance.
Laura Delano discussed Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by American Psychiatric Association and Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker. Theo Von discussed Unshrunk by Laura Delano.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association serves as the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States and various other countries.
Discussed“what is the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders it's copyrighted by the American Psychiatric Association there's a lot of industry influence behind it”
Where to get it
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Anatomy of an Epidemic
Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker is an investigative book that examines the rise of psychiatric medications and questions their long-term efficacy and safety.
Discussed“and it was called Anatomy of an Epidemic and I just felt compelled to buy it. So I bought it and I started reading it and it blew my mind”
Where to get it
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Unshrunk
Discussed“Unshrunk, a story of psychiatric treatment and resistance. Uh, can I keep this copy? Yeah. I want to write a message.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“She wrote Unshrunk, a story of psychiatric treatment resistance.”
“I really want you to read my book, Theo, because I feel like we have just from hearing what you've shared online about I just ... It's I love my book. I'm so proud of my book and I wrote it to help people”