Lawyers with Depression


"Reflections and commentaries about the impact of depression on the legal profession. Depression is a widespread problem for lawyers. Studies indicate that they suffer from depression at a rate twice that of the average American. Accordingly, approximately 200,000 of the nation's 1 million lawyers struggle with depression. The blog looks at depression from many different angles."

Author: Dan Lukasik practices at Cantor Lukasik Dolce Panepinto in Buffalo, N.Y. He is the creator of LawyerswithDepression.com.

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Recent Posts from Lawyers with Depression


  • Our Relationship With Our Therapist

    Our relationship with a therapist when dealing with depression can be a profound one.

  • Chipping Away at The Iceberg of Depression

    Standing up to our depression is an important part of recovering from it.

  • Missing The Point

    Others don't appreciate how painful depression really is. They miss the point. We must keep going to get better and beat depression.

  • The CEO of Depression

                      I’ve read lots of books and articles about depression. What’s strikes me about most of them is how redundant they are. It’s as if there is…

  • The Remains of the Day

    As the days shorten, many people develop seasonal affective disorder which is a kind of depression.