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Gabrielle J. Melin, M.D.
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Dr. Gabrielle Melin, board certified in general psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine, is looking for ways to empower patients and families dealing with chronic mental illness. She encourages patients to commit to working together with their physicians and health care teams.
Dr. Melin completed medical school at the University of Minnesota. She completed both her psychiatry residency and consultation-liaison fellowship at Mayo Clinic before joining the Mayo Clinic staff in 2001. She is medical director of Mayo Clinic Psychiatry Emergency Services in Rochester, Minn. She has special interests in emergency psychiatry, adult psychiatry and addiction psychiatry.
"Instilling hope is one of the most important things we can do for patients and families. Mental illness can be chronic and significantly impacts lives. Our goal is to provide the best treatment and education so that patients can manage their symptoms more effectively," she said.
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June 18, 2009
Blog: When to seek help for teen depression
By Gabrielle J. Melin, M.D.
Being a teenager can be a challenging time. Some of the normal teenage changes can mimic depression.
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Here are some tips on how to recognize teen depression:
- Having thoughts of wanting to die or hurt yourself
- Isolating yourself from family or friends
- Feeling sad, blue or down in the dumps
- Feeling very irritable (like your fuse is very short), and snapping at people
- Losing interest in things you normally enjoy doing
If you're a teenager and think you have depression, tell someone you trust how you're feeling. Don't ask people to keep a secret if you're thinking of harming yourself. You deserve to be happy. Having teen depression doesn't mean you're a bad person or that you can't handle life. It is like having diabetes or other illnesses.
One book worth looking at that discusses some of the stress teens go through is "Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens," by Earl Hipp.
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