Studies on Depression among Lawyers

Some studies indicate that lawyers are more prone to depression than individuals in other professions.  In one study, lawyers in the State of Washington were found to suffer from statistically higher depression levels when compared to the population in general in Western industrialized countries.  [See Patrick J. Schiltz, "Lawyer Well-Being in Large Firms: Choices Facing Young Lawyers: On Being a Happy, Healthy, and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unethical Profession," 52 Vand. L. Rev. 874-75 (May 1999)].