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Silent Struggles: Gendered Pressures on Male Lawyers Contribute to Depression

Lawyers with Depression

This guest blog is written by Shebna N. The legal profession is known for long hours, adversarial culture, and high stakes. There’s been increasing awareness of mental health in the legal field, but how depression shows up and is managed in men has been underexamined. 19% had anxiety. 21% were problem drinkers.

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Justice for the Mind: The Mental Health Crisis Among Indian Lawyers

Lawyers with Depression

This is a guest blog from attorney, Amarbir Singh Shergill , a Private Legal Practitioner in the Honble Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, India since 2019. The Indian legal system, festered with rewards for the privileged and resourceful, amplifies this harsh reality. He earned his B.A.LLB (Hons.) Fame attracts fame.

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One Therapist’s Take on Lawyer Addiction & Mental Health

Lawyers with Depression

This is a guest blog by Nicole Roder, LCSW-C, a bilingual DBT therapist in Bethesda, MD , certified by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification. The legal profession is renowned for its rigorous demands and high-pressure environment. They must constantly learn and stay updated on changing laws and legal trends.

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Reimagining Crisis Support: A Conversation with Tina Minkowitz

Mad in America

That is, the legal framework and policies and practices for services and support still need to be created, because it is still very institutional, is what activists there have told me, but there are all these reforms underway. I started the book project for two reasons.

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Over-stressing Stress: American Psychological Association Report Omits Oppression

Mad in America

In a previous blog , I made the argument that oppression originating in unjust social structures and practices is the single greatest factor contributing to human suffering. This can be found in the host of examples of advice for coping with stress. Examples included undesired weight gain, increased alcohol use, and poor sleep.