Silent Struggles: Gendered Pressures on Male Lawyers Contribute to Depression
Lawyers with Depression
JUNE 29, 2025
This idealized version of the male lawyer —stoic, confident, and endlessly resilient —leaves little room for authentic emotional experience. According to the 2016 study by the American Bar Association (ABA) and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: 28% of lawyers reported depression. These coping mechanisms don’t solve the problem.
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