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Michael W. Mellon, PhD, ABPP


  • Staff Psychologist II, Clinical, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
  • Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
I have always been interested in serving children and their families and helping them adapt to difficult conditions. I offer behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to provide them with skills that can lead to greater psychological flexibility. My goal is to help my patients learn to live a meaningful life in spite of dealing with difficult medical, behavioral and emotional circumstances.
Michael W. Mellon, PhD, ABPP

About

Biography

As a pediatric psychologist, I work with children to help them adjust to chronic illnesses such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), celiac disease and congenital anorectal malformations. I also help kids with urinary and fecal incontinence and toilet training resistance.

I have always been interested in serving children and their families and helping them adapt to difficult conditions. I offer behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to provide them with skills that can lead to greater psychological flexibility. My goal is to help my patients learn to live a meaningful life in spite of dealing with difficult medical, behavioral and emotional circumstances.

I am actively involved in the O’Grady Pediatric Psychology Residency Program, and I supervise two residents per year on a six-month gastrointestinal training rotation. I was nominated as Teacher of the Year by the 2018-2019 class.

In my spare time, I enjoy working as a “pretend farmer” on my property in eastern Tennessee with my wife and our dog. I have fun driving my tractor as we attempt to grow pumpkins, watermelon and sweet potatoes.

PhD: University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 1993.

Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 1992.

Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology, Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology, 2009.

Interests

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) application to children with IBD and their families

Services and Specialties

Behavioral Medicine, Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD

Interests

The development of child and parent self-report measures of experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion related to IBD

Research Areas

Clinical Psychology

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Publications

Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation in Children and Adolescents With Functional Dyspepsia-Integrating a Behavioral Intervention. Santucci, NR; Beigarten, AJ; Khalid, F; El-Chammas, KI; Graham, K; Sahay, R; Fei, L; Rich, K; Mellon, M. Neuromodulation. 2024; 27:372-381.

Enuresis and encopresis: a medical and psychological treatment partnership. Mellon, MW. Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Third Edition: Volume 1-3. 2023.

Enuresis and encopresis: a medical and psychological treatment partnership. Mellon, MW. Encyclopedia of Mental Health. : Elsevier; Elsevier; 2023.

From the Blog

Helping Kids with Gastrointestinal Disorders Cope and Return to School
Blog Rare and Complex Conditions

Helping Kids with Gastrointestinal Disorders Cope and Return to School

By Michael Mellon, PhD10/17/2019

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