Emil Kraepelin shaped modern psychiatric diagnosis—but much of what we “know” about him is wrong. In this episode, Dr. Nassir Ghaemi explains why Kraepelin’s key insights were about course of illness, how “dementia praecox” diverged from today’s schizophrenia concept, and why his “manic-depressive illness” is broader than the bipolar/unipolar split. We also discuss mixed states, the limits of symptom checklists, and why Kraepelin may be more relevant now than ever.

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