Karl Jaspers revolutionized psychiatry by distinguishing biological disease from existential suffering, yet most clinicians today have never read him. Dr. Nassir Ghaemi examines how Jaspers introduced empathy into psychiatric practice, why his dual framework of causal explanation versus meaningful understanding remains essential for diagnosis, and how the philosophical roots of existential phenomenology shaped modern psychotherapy. A crucial episode for clinicians seeking to differentiate true illness from life crises. Learn more at https://psychiatryletter.com/antidepressants-masterclass-enroll-list/