Dr. Joel Yager considers the psychological concept of ambition. He discusses how ambition, both high levels and low levels, and how it interacts with psychiatric conditions. This includes how psychiatric syndromes affect ambition and, conversely, how ambition affects psychiatric entities.

A fascinating look at treatment strategies that encompass psychosocial interventions in very difficult patients with substance abuse and other psychiatric diagnoses.

Dr. Yager looks at constellations of symptoms in patients with psychiatric problems and questions whether structures other than DSM-5 are best for determining treatment. A holistic look at treatment.

Dr. Lysaker discusses the concept of metacognition and the measurement of this concept in patients suffering from serious mental illness. A fascinating look at the psychologic structure of the affected persons.

Dr. LeVay discusses his commentary about an article in JNMD from 1951 concerning flawed assumptions about gay men. He seeks to distinguish between science and prejudice.

Dr. Kendler discusses his work behind the submission “Within Family Transmission of Alcohol Use Disorder in Parent-Offspring, Sibling and Cousin Pairs: A contagion Model”

An interview with Dr. Laura Hirschbein as relates to her review article and her interest in the subject matter of religion and psychiatry