Lawn and Order

Alen J. Salerian invited his landlord to add something to his sculpture garden. He got mowed down.
Washington City Paper
October 24, 2007
By Jessica Gould

In his 30 years as a psychiatrist, Dr. Alen J. Salerian has handled some high-profile cases. In 1993, he debriefed FBI agents after the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas. In 2001, he [...]

Tragedy in the Home

Tragedy in the Home
WUSA9.com
April 4, 2007
Alen J. Salerian, MD quoted
By Leslie Foster
(WUSA) — Parents taking their own children’s lives, then their own. It seems unthinkable. In just over a week, two communities and two families know all two well that it can happen. Last week, a Frederick father killed his four kids then [...]

Shame: The Quintessential Emotion

Psychcentral.com
December 12, 2006
Alen J. Salerian, MD quoted
By Holly VanScoy, PhD
It’s the quintessential human emotion, says New Brunswick, N.J., psychologist Michael Lewis, Ph.D., in his writings.
All extravagant behaviors are reactions to it, says Philadelphia psychiatrist Donald I. Nathanson, M.D.
It’s the root of dysfunctions in families, says Montpelier, Vt.-based Jane Middelton-Moz, author of “Shame & Guilt: Masters [...]

Behavioral Scientists Gather in Washington, DC

Behavioral Scientists Gather in Washington, DC
The Armenian Reporter International
October 1, 2005
(about Alen J. Salerian, MD’s reception of an award)
On Friday evening, August 19, 2005, Armenian psychologists convened at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel for the seventeenth gathering of the Armenian Behavioral Science Association (ABSA). This two-part gathering was part of the 113th annual convention of [...]

Their Annual Checkups Should Be Complete

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The Washington Post
May 12, 2002
By Alen J. Salerian, MD
Few stories jump to the top of the front pages as quickly as the president going to the hospital. Even the commander in chief’s annual checkup is covered in the press, with public disclosure of conditions such as skin cancer or clogged arteries. But a big part [...]