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Gabrielle J. Melin, M.D.
Gabrielle J. Melin, M.D.
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.
7 comments posted
October 12, 2009 9:37 p.m.
i have control of where i can go. i'm able to drive. i'm always afraid i will do something rash. but i just don't see the point of getting out of bed anymore. i still think about suicide alot, but i've filed it away. i don't even know if i have a problem or not. my life isn't screwed up enough to have a problem.
- No name given
August 20, 2009 5:09 p.m.
for all the young people out there - don't give up. life is such a beautiful thing. i know what it was like to be dealing with depression at such a young age. my entire time in school i grew up as a prime target for people to make fun of. i was never accepted. i had low self esteem and i had a bad self-image. it was hard for me too. but i got through it and i know you can get through it too. there are so many positive things in life that you can enjoy. the first step you need to take is for you to learn to love yourself. find something that will make you happy. pets, reading, music, drawing, painting, writing- anything that makes your mood better. there are so many things out there for you. try to look at the brighter side of things. little things, how you can breathe the air around you, you have a house to live in. . . don't be discouraged. wake up every morning, look in the mirror and say out loud: i am beautiful. or i am handsome. today is going to be an awesome day. or if you are going to be doing something, i'm going to do this today and give it my best- if it doesnt turn out like i hoped then i'm going to try it again and again! even if you don't believe it, even though you will probably feel silly doing that, but what you are doing is helping you hear YOURSELF being POSITIVE. sooner or later it will be easier for you to see things in a brighter light. it's a hard thing to do, but you can do it. i wish you all the best in every happiness.
- sandra
July 6, 2009 2:40 p.m.
I am thirteen and I have a very hard life. I fear I have had depression for 5 years, and don't know what to do. 'Telling someone you trust' Doesnt fit for me. I have nothing to do, I cant do anything. I have been trying to hide it for many, many years, and now I fear I have a mental illness, and I need help. But I cant get any. What can I do?
- none
June 29, 2009 2:49 a.m.
My friend is really sad and I just want her to feel better but I don't really know how to help her the way I want to...
- Han
June 27, 2009 8:07 p.m.
I have had deppression for a year and and half and have been trying to hide it from the people around me because i am at boarding school and now i have started to cut myself and dont know where to go to for help and im not sure what my parents are going to say
- Bel
June 23, 2009 3:07 p.m.
I feel bad that the people at church don't want to get to know me but some do. None of them wants to call me through Video Relay because I am deaf/hard of hearing. The church threatned to kick me out for some reasons. They got mad at me because I called and emailed too much. I don't have anyone to call/email me for 41/2 years. I feel bad inside. What should I do about those who don't want to be my friends? I feel mistreated by them. I need your ideas or suggestions on this. Thanks!
- James
June 21, 2009 12:13 p.m.
about a year ago i became depressed and for about a month i hid it from everyone, but that was my mistake. if you are depressed someone needs to know.
- No name given
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