TY - JOUR
T1 - Problem signs in law school
T2 - Fostering attorney well-being early in professional training
AU - Reed, Krystia
AU - Bornstein, Brian H.
AU - Jeon, Andrew B.
AU - Wylie, Lindsey E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - Attorneys suffer from high rates of stress, alcoholism, and mental health problems that are costly for the legal system and impair their abilities to serve their clients. There is some indication that these problems begin in law school. The present study assessed a cohort of law students at an American law school for their reported levels of stress, depression, anxiety, substance use, and overall adjustment/coping. Findings indicate that law students suffer from high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and alcohol use, and that these problem behaviors fluctuate throughout the course of law school. We discuss the implications for law student/lawyer well-being and legal education.
AB - Attorneys suffer from high rates of stress, alcoholism, and mental health problems that are costly for the legal system and impair their abilities to serve their clients. There is some indication that these problems begin in law school. The present study assessed a cohort of law students at an American law school for their reported levels of stress, depression, anxiety, substance use, and overall adjustment/coping. Findings indicate that law students suffer from high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and alcohol use, and that these problem behaviors fluctuate throughout the course of law school. We discuss the implications for law student/lawyer well-being and legal education.
KW - Attorney mental health
KW - Law school
KW - Stress
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijlp.2016.02.019
DO - 10.1016/j.ijlp.2016.02.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 27184166
AN - SCOPUS:84967215086
SN - 0160-2527
VL - 47
SP - 148
EP - 156
JO - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
JF - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
ER -