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About Dr. Berger
U.S. Medical and Psychiatric Training
Dr. Berger graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut with an undergraduate double major in biology and pathobiology, and a minor in anthropology. He then obtained his M.D. from New York Medical College with Alpha Omega Alpha honors and completed a 4-year residency program in psychiatry at the New York Medical College Department of Psychiatry.
After residency, Dr. Berger did a fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine (formerly called Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry: psychiatry for patients with medical illnesses) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, and had subsequently served on the Faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Berger's training includes over 5 years of receiving supervision as a psychotherapist.
Dr. Berger has had a private practice of psychiatry/psychotherapy since completing residency, in addition to university hospital based experience as an attending psychiatrist in the United States. Dr. Berger is Board Certified in Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Certificate No. 34086). This qualification can be verified at the web site of the American Board of Medical Specialties, (you first have to register to use this service, then enter the name as: Douglas Berger in the search), or by contacting them directly at: Tel: +1-770-551-5936, Fax: +1-770-395-7456.
Japanese Medical and Psychiatric Training
Dr. Berger first came to Japan as a medical exchange student where he studied psychiatry and neurology at the Tokai University School of Medicine. He returned to Japan during his Psychiatric Residency to do research in psychiatry at the Tokai University Department of Psychiatry on a research fellowship from the Matsumae International Foundation.
After Residency, Dr. Berger again returned to Japan to do psychiatric research as a member of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at the University of Tokyo School of Medicine on a research grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health foreign-funded research program sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, in addition to psychiatric research at the Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry.
Dr. Berger's Japanese qualifications include a Ph.D. in Medical Science from the University of Tokyo School of Medicine (Registration No.11965) received while at the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at Tokyo University.
Dr. Berger has been working in Japan for many years as a counselor and psychotherapist; he is also currently the Director of the Meguro Counseling Center. Dr. Berger is fluent in Japanese and regularly conducts psychotherapy in Japanese for the Japanese community.
Dr. Berger's certificates, diplomas, and Board-Certifications are displayed in his office.
Topics of Research
Dr. Berger has published a number of research papers on topics including expatriate adaptation to living in Japan, suicide in medical patients, comparison of Japanese and American psychiatrists' attitude to patient's wishing to die in the general hospital, eating disorders, dissociative disorders and child abuse, parental bonding, personality disorders, schizophrenia, cross-cultural issues related to Japan, psychiatric drug development in Japan, and others. Dr. Berger has also given a number of presentations on these and other topics at various international conferences. These papers can be read on the Medical Papers page.
Major Conditions Currently Treated
Dr. Berger is experienced as a therapist in individual counseling, couples and marriage counseling, family counseling, and group psychotherapy. Some of the more common problems Dr. Berger treats includes self-confidence problems, relationship/family problems, depression and manic depression, anxiety/panic, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, substance and alcohol abuse, history of traumatic experiences/child abuse, feelings of unreality, sleep disturbances, psychosomatic (mind/body) disorders, gay and lesbian issues, and child and adolescent disturbances.
Dr. Berger took the above picture of Mt. Aso while hiking in the Mt. Aso National Park, Kyushu, Japan
Telephone inquiries regarding counseling and psychotherapy, or for advice on psychiatric medications, can be addressed to Dr. Berger at Tel: 03-3716-6624 (+81-3-3716-6624 outside of Japan). Long distance/International professional phone consultation is also available. Please leave a message on the answering machine, most calls will be returned within a few hours. Also, please note that as your call may be forwarded to a mobile phone, you may need to wait a few seconds for transfer, and because of this there is no fax function.
Send E-mail inquiries with the E-mail Submission Form. Please provide your telephone numbers (home, work, and cellular) if you send an e-mail. All inquiries will be replied to promptly either by Dr. Berger or one of his associates. Please call if you do not receive a reply within 2 days, as the server may be down on occasion.
