Here is a distressing box score: 20 percent of lawyers combat depression; 44 percent of lawyers grapple with alcohol/substance abuse; and 19 percent fight off anxiety.
Scope out the details in a Feb. 4, 2016, piece in the New York Times, “High Rates of Problem Drinking Reported Among Lawyers,” by Elizabeth Olson. Yet there is reason for hope, not despair. Why? Her piece notes that these issues start in law school and then become worse in the 15 years after graduation. What starts early can be fixed early. So, here are five mindsets I seek to impart in my professional responsibility class to do just that.
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