Wear and Tear

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A 19th-century medical and self-help treatise on mental fatigue, nervous exhaustion, and the effects of overwork. Mitchell discusses the condition then associated with neurasthenia and offers guidance for restoring health through rest and changes in lifestyle.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
Psychiatry confronts its history of certainty and harm
The episode asks how a field with an uncertain evidence base can treat severe suffering without repeating the institutional and commercial abuses of its past.
Sep 17, 2026 · 3h 44m

1 episode featuring Wear and Tear

Psychiatry confronts its history of certainty and harm