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    • Kids Discussing Mental Health – Children of The Mind Store Doctors Share Their Voices


    Since this is our first blog post, we would like to introduce ourselves. This blog will be written by a 9th grader, a 7th grader, and a 4th grader, who is also our youngest writer.  We are siblings who have two board-certified psychiatrists as parents.   To start off with our oldest writer’s opinion: I …

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    Marijuana, Suicide, and Cognitive Dysfunction


    In response to: Colorado father: “Marijuana killed my son” – SmartColorado.org – March, 2019 This story is tragic and hits particularly close to home because it happened in our community. We’ve seen firsthand how the legalization of cannabis in Colorado has lead to unintended consequences and in this case made this person’s mental illnesses worse, …

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    Treating Autism


    Response to: Treating autism: Gut bacteria may offer a treatment for autism https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/12/08/gut-bacteria-may-offer-a-treatment-for-autism I have often been asked by many of the parents and caregivers of my patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) about using probiotics, supplements of live “good” or “helpful” bacteria, in treating these conditions.  They have seen the wonders of probiotics touted …

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    Pregnant Teens’ Marijuana Use Twice As High As Non-pregnant Peers


    Nora D. Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and her associates reported in a letter on April 17, 2017 in the Annals of Internal Medicine that past-month prevalence of marijuana use among pregnant teens aged 12-17 years was 14% compared with 6.5% for their non-pregnant peers. This study involved 410,000 females …

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    "I went to visit Dr. Park to learn about substance abuse so I could learn how deal with a family member. The guidance from Dr. Charlie and Dr. Hy Gia Park, his wife, also a psychiatrist, was informational and invaluable. It was just not about substance abuse it was learning how to cope with other related issues. They have group sessions and in one I learned how to meditate which is a tool I will use throughout my life. This is a very professionally run practice."

    – D.Q.