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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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Sept. 11, 2009
Blog: Be resilient when fighting depression
By Gabrielle J. Melin, M.D.
One online dictionary defines "resilience" as "an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change."
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I don't agree, however, that resilience necessarily should mean "adjusting easily" to misfortune or change. I don't think many things in life are easy. I do believe resiliency is a skill that some have naturally while others need to learn and practice it.
I'm not trying to say that being resilient will cure your depression. It's a general way of approaching life's inevitable stressors that will make a difference. Everyone has stress and change in their life. Even change that is viewed as good, such as getting married, having children, getting a new job, etc. is stressful.
Navigating stress successfully takes energy; both physical and emotional. Get support. You don't have to do it alone. Learn to accept what's in your control and what's not. Prioritize and do your best to keep things in perspective. Know that you are not alone! Share with the group some tips you use on staying resilient in the face of stressful situations.
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