Sandra Cumper
November 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Mental Health and Lawyers: Some Resources That Can HelpResearch shows that lawyers face higher rates of substance abuse, depression and suicide than the general population. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2012 the U.S. legal industry had the 11th- highest suicide rate among occupations, 18.8 per 100,000 compared with 16.1 per 100,000 nationwide.
By Sandra Cumper and Bruce A. Blitman
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