Washington Center For Psychiatry

By Alen J. Salerian, MD
The high point of my graduation from medical school was a dinner celebration on Princess Island off the coast of Istanbul as cheers and toasts were finally fading. I was surrounded by happy faces and watery eyes in all directions when my cousin Joe, a skinny, tall man known to us [...]

By Gregory H. Salerian, MCSW
Hoarding as a result of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a psychobiological symptom that is treatable.
A few months ago I was talking with a friend who was concerned about her aunt who was about to be evicted from her apartment due to “hazardous conditions” deemed by the Fire Department. Her aunt, [...]

By Gregory H. Salerian, MCSW
Should news agencies smudge journalistic ethics for higher ratings? MSNBC does not seem to mind – that is precisely what it does on its now infamous series of investigative reports on pedophiles, “To Catch a Predator”.
As host Chris Hansen smugly grills men on Dateline MSNBC “To Catch a Predator” he may [...]