Depression Articles

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers MA provides several depression articles and resources for lawyers, judges, and law students in the Commonwealth.

LAW PROFESSORS, LAW STUDENTS, AND DEPRESSION … A STORY OF COMING OUT
Law professor Brian Clarke on the scope and impact of depression among lawyers and law students, including his personal experience — a compelling and informative read combining a series of 3 blog posts from the web site The Faculty Lounge: Conversations about the law, culture, and academia.”

ASSISTING THE DEPRESSED LAWYER
Guidance in identifying and helping colleagues in need, from the Texas Bar Journal, as published on the Texas Bar Association web site.

BIPOLAR DISORDER
Information on bipolar disorder from the National Institute of Mental Health.

DEPRESSION
All about depression — information from the National Institute of Mental Health.

LAW AND A DISORDER
Boston Globe article about LCL’s work and about human problems, especially depression, among lawyers.

SEASONAL DEPRESSION
Theme article from our Winter 2004 newsletter.

SUICIDE
A lawyer-focused 2004 article from GP Solo Magazine by a suicide prevention specialist.

THE DEPRESSED LAWYER
A primer on lawyers and depression, from the Texas Bar Journal, as published on the Texas Bar Association web site.