Dr. Sridhar Yaratha is an accomplished forensic psychiatrist who provides services to the courts in the Richmond, Virginia, area. Dr. Sridhar Yaratha also manages the care of patients with chronic mental illness and has extensive experience in addiction psychiatry. A recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry highlighted the prevalence of addiction in today’s society, with 23 million, or 10 percent of Americans, having experienced a serious drug problem over the course of their lifetime. Of these, only 25 percent sought any type of treatment. At present, an estimated 4 percent of the U.S. population has a drug use disorder, with less than 15 percent receiving professional care. The study was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and parallels a JAMA Psychiatry study that found that 32 million Americans have faced a serious alcohol problem over the past year alone. Making the situation more complex and difficult to bring under control, other mental health problems, ranging from posttraumatic stress disorder to depression, are more common among those with drug use disorders.
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AuthorSince 2006, Dr. Sridhar Yaratha has worked for Central State Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, as a forensic psychiatrist and attending physician for the men’s long-term forensic unit. Archives
January 2020
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