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Joseph James

Two in Five Lawyers Screened Positive for Risky Drinking, and Nearly Half Showed High Burnout in National Survey

The Largest Look Yet at Lawyer Distress

About one in five U.S. lawyers met screening thresholds for moderate to extremely severe depression, and more than two in five screened positive for risky drinking, in what the American Bar Association calls the largest study of lawyer mental health and well-being ever conducted. The ABA and Pittsburgh-based Krill Strategies released the findings on Sept. 10.

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