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  • Shocking number of depressed and alcoholic attorneys

    Shocking number of depressed and alcoholic attorneys

    A shocking research report in the February 2016 issue of Journal of Addictive Medicine reports that lawyers in the U.S. have a rate of alcoholism and depression three times higher than the overall population. 1 in 5 attorneys would meet the traditional definition of “alcoholic” and 28% self-report that they are suffering from depression. The report was…