TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 20, 2022

In a recent ALM Mental Health and Substance Abuse Survey, 31.2% of lawyers surveyed felt they were depressed. That’s four times the depression rate of the general population. Why is this the case? The truth is, Gray Robinson writes in “Attorney at Work,” the same traits and factors that make a person a good lawyer can also cause depression. These include a sense of compassion, desire to fix problems, tendency to perfectionism and reluctance to accept failure. To balance these traits, lawyers need strategies for managing stress and maintaining good health, a supportive group of people around them, and a sense of humor.