Research and Articles of Interest


The Role of Legal Education in Producing Psychological Distress among Law Students and Lawyers, 11. Am.B.Found. Res. J. 225 (1996). By G. Andrew Benjamin et al.

Occupations and the Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder. 32 J. Occupational Med. 1079 (1990).  By William W. Eaton et al.

The Prevalence of Depression, Alcohol Abuse and Cocaine Abuse Among United States Lawyers, Interanl Journal of Law & Psychiatry, Vol. 13, 233-246 (1990).  By G. Andrew H. Benjamin et al.

Lawyer Distress:  Alcohol-Related Problems and Other Psychological Concerns among a Sample of Practicing Lawyers, 10 J.L. & Health 1 (1996).  By Connie J. A. Beck et al.

Even Lawyers Get the Blues: Gender, Depression, and Job Satisfaction in Legal Practice, 41 L. & Soc. Rev. 51 (2007). 
By John Hagan & Fiona Kay.

Dangerous Dedication, 83 ABA J. 28 (Dec. 1997).  By Laura Gatland.  Male lawyers were reported to commit suicide at twice the expected rate of the general population.

Understanding the Negative Effects of Legal Education on Law Students:  A Longitudinal Test of Self-Determination  Theory, 33 Personality & Soc. Psychol. Bull. 883 (2007). By Kennon M. Sheldon & Lawrence S. Krieger.

At the Breaking Point:  The Report of a National Conference on the Emerging Crisis in the Quality of Lawyers' Health and Lives, and Its Impact on Law Firms and Client Services, (American Bar Association, 1991).

Lawyers in Distress, 23 J. Psychiatry & L. 205 (1995).  By Amiram Elwork & G. Andrew Benjamin.

Lawyer, Know Thyself:  A Review of Empirical Research on Attorney Attributes Bearing on Professionalism, 46 Am. U.L. Rev. 1337 (1997).  By Susan Daicoff.

Is There a Solution to the Problem of Lawyer Stress?  The Law School Perspective, 10 J. L. & Health 61 (1995-1996).  By James J. Alfini & Joseph N. Van Vooren.

Other Bumps in the Road:  Depression GP/solo, ADA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division, vol. 18, no. 5, July/August 2001. By Mary Greiner. 




 








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