Some jobs can affect your mental health so much so that unemployed people seem to fare better. According to recent research, people in a bad job — defined as job insecurity, sky-high demands or heavy workload, little control over workload and unfair pay — had either the same or worse mental health than unemployed individuals. Read the News
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More Than 25% of Law Students Have Had Psychiatric and Substance-use Disorders; Are They Hiding It?
The ABA Journal reports, “More than a quarter of surveyed law students said they had been diagnosed at some point for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, psychosis, personality disorder or substance use disorder, Bloomberg News reports. Results of the survey, taken from February to May 2014, are summarized in this Bar Examiners article.” Read the News
Why Do Lawyers and Law Students Get So Depressed?
In this article from The Washington Monthly, David Ball explores the connection between law school depression and the troubling questions about mental health in the Character & Fitness requirement in some state bars. Read the News
My Hope for Peace From Depression This Holiday Season
Blogger Therese Borchard writes, “Perhaps people who live with chronic depression are similar to those who existed in Church’s era in that they need to hear that there is something more beyond their experience of pain. They need to know that peace — like Santa Clause — is real and is coming. In those moments of acute symptoms, when they feel trapped inside a small box — even if it’s wrapped with tinsel — unable to breathe, the here and now isn’t enough.” Read the Blog
Attorneys Grapple with High Rates of Stress, Burnout
Business West reports, “Lawyers say they entered the legal field to help people with their problems — often very difficult, serious problems. The danger is internalizing those problems and making client stress a permanent part of one’s psyche. That pitfall, and other stressors common to lawyers, from time pressures to sometimes-adversarial work relationships, contribute to unusually high levels of burnout, depression, substance abuse, and even suicide in the legal field. One challenge, experts say, is to recognize those dangers before they take root.” Read the News
Holiday Survival Guide for Lawyers with Depression
From The Anxious Lawyer website, “Unfortunately, for all too many people, and particularly for all too many lawyers, the holiday season is a time filled with sadness, self-reflection, loneliness and anxiety. It is a season that comes with a “holiday depression” of its own which can affect anyone, whether it be due to time pressures, family issues, financial worries, memories of past holidays or just loneliness.” Read the Blog
New York City Finds One in Five Adults Has Mental Health Problems
Reuters reports, “At least one in five adult New Yorkers, or about 8.4 million residents, suffer from depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts or other psychological disorders every year, according to a report released on Thursday ahead of Mayor Bill de Blaiso’s new mental-health initiative.” Read the News
Anxiety Sufferers: You Might Just Be Too Smart
If you suffer from anxiety, social or otherwise, you might be tempted to think that your brain is just ‘broken.’ However, there is evidence to suggest that you might rather be – well – just too smart. There are two kinds of evidence to suggest this might be true: Scientific research and social corroboration. Read the News
Lawyers, Depression and Substance Abuse
From the website Attorney at Work, a great Q&A from James Kelleher, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona, and Brian Cuban, a lawyer who has been open about his struggles with depression, substance abuse and other mental health issues. Read the Blog
Did You Know That Lawyers Suffer From Depression More Often Than the General Public?
The idea that lawyers shouldn’t have problems increases the sense of isolation for those suffering from this debilitating disorder. People with depression often feel emotionally numb, empty and completely alone, even when surrounded by other people. Many lawyers who struggle with depression suffer in silence so as not to appear weak to colleagues. The Washington D.C. Bar offers help. Read the Blog
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